Sri Lanka, April 21 -- The National People's Power (NPP) will not be able to claim a majority in most local government bodies at the upcoming election, according to the leader of the United National Party (UNP), former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Speaking during an event held at the UNP headquarters Sirikotha today, Wickremesinghe said another comfortable NPP victory will not materialize at the forthcoming Local Government (LG) election.

The former President therefore urged UNP candidates to forge alliances with other opposition party representatives to defeat the NPP.

The post of chairperson is allocated to the group that has a majority in each of the local government bodies and therefore it is imperative that discussions are held...