Lotus blooms in new Kadaba taluk panchayat

Kadaba: BJP gained control over the newly carved out Kadaba taluk panchayat in the maiden election to the posts of president and vice-president held here on Thursday.
While Rajeshwari Kanyamangala was elected president, Jayanthi R Gowda was elected her deputy. The election was unanimous in that BJP has a majority in the 12 member taluk panchayat, with seven elected members, and the Congress with five members make up the elected body.
The new Kadaba taluk panchayat was carved out initially from 42 villages making up 13 constituencies – two from Sullia and the rest from Puttur taluk panchayat. However, with the upgrading of Kadaba taluk panchayat constituency into a town panchayat, the taluk panchayat now has 12 constituencies with jurisdiction over 41 villages. Then revenue minister R V Deshpande on March 9, 2019, had declared open newly formed Kadaba and Moodbidri taluks.