Sri Lanka, Nov. 18 -- The National People's Power (NPP) today established power in the Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha, over six months after the conduct of the Local Government (LG) election.

At the May Local Government election, no party or independent group was able to secure more than 50% of the total number of seats required to establish control in the Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha.

At the election, the NPP - which currently holds governing power - won 23 seats, while the remaining 24 seats were divided among all opposition parties.

Accordingly, the first meeting to elect the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha was convened on June 17, but the meeting was postponed due to complications that arose regarding th...