In Sri Lanka, the ruling party led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa staged a political comeback on Friday as his party registered a landslide victory in the twice-postponed general elections. According to the elections commission of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP) alone had won 145 seats and with its allies have 150 seats, a two thirds majority in the 225-member parliament.
Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought two-third majority in parliament. Samagi Jana Balawega (SJB) led by former minister Sajith Premadasa has emerged as the main opposition party while United National Party (UNP) led by former Prime minister Ranil Wickremsinghe has been relegated to fourth place. SJB is an offshoot of UNP and was formed early this year after Premadasa failed to wrest control of UNP.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned PM Rajapksa to congratulate on his victory. Mr. Rajapksa tweeted that he look forward to working with Prime Minister Modi closely to further enhance the long-standing cooperation between the two countries. He added that Sri Lanka and India are friends and relations.
