Karkal, 26 June 2015: BJP-backed Mallika Rao and Vijay Amin Sooda were elected as president and vice president of Belman gram panchayat for 5-year term.
BJP got clear majority as there were 12 BJP supporters and 6 Congress supporters out of a total of 18 members.
Mallika Rao also served as president in the past 5-year term.