 The Druk Desi was either a monk or a member of the laity—by the nineteenth century, usually the latter; he was elected for a three-year term, initially by a monastic council and later by the State Council (Lhengye Tshokdu).The State Council was a central administrative organ that included regional rulers, the Zhabdrung's chamberlains, and the Druk Desi.In time, the Druk Desi came under the political control of the State Council's most powerful faction of regional administrators.