Sri Lanka, June 18 -- The National People's Power (NPP) has established power in the Kolonnawa Urban Council.

A hearted situation was reported this morning (18), when a vote was called to elect the Chairman of the Kolonnawa Urban Council.

The NPP won nine seats in the Kolonnawa Urban Council, while opposition parties secured 10 seats at the Local Government (LG) election.

However, due to the heated situation, nine opposition members left the council chamber. Susil Kumara, who received the highest number of votes from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), remained and expressed his support for the NPP.

Accordingly, Dhammika Wijayamuni of the NPP was elected Chairman of the Kolonnawa Urban Council after securing 10 votes in the secret ballo...