Sri Lanka, May 7 -- Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the main constituent party in the National People's Power (NPP) coalition, says the NPP has no intention of establishing majorities in any local government institution through coalitions with parties that have been rejected by the public.

Speaking at a press conference today (May 07), following the release of the 2025 Local Government (LG) Election results, he emphasized that the NPP would only consider joining forces with candidates who contested independently-if they are willing to cooperate.

"The National People's Power has managed to secure majority control in a large number of LG bodies. However, there are some institutions where, despite us...