Wishful Thinking of Winning 200 Pradeshiya Sabhas – Basil

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) front liner Basil Rajapaksa said yesterday they would contest the upcoming Local Government election as a broad alliance with other political parties and would secure more than 200 Pradeshiya Sabhas.

In a news conference, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) front liner Basil Rajapaksa said yesterday, that there were around 170 Pradeshiya Sabhas in the electorates they had won during the last Presidential and General elections and added that it could be increased up to 200 at the next LG polls. He said several political parties had agreed to contest the upcoming election as an alliance with the Podujana Peramuna and added that final decision is yet to be taken on this matter.

We would align with the parties in the joint opposition and several other parties. We have also discussed with Northern Tamil parties which are against Tamil National Alliance (TNA). We have not decided whether to contest under a common symbol or as a front . He said however, they had agreed on several key matters including those of contesting the election campaign on a common manifesto and under the leadership of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.