Sri Lanka, May 7 -- The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) says it will seek the support of other opposition parties to elect the Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) as the opposition holds a majority in the council.

Despite the NPP winning the most number of seats, the opposition parties hold a majority in the Colombo Municipal Council, and the SJB will seek support from other opposition parties to elect its own Mayor, SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said.

The National People's Power (NPP) had secured the most number of votes in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) and won a total of 48 seats after polling over 81,000 votes (36.92%) in the 2025 Local Government Election.

However, the NPP failed to secure an overall maj...