In search of padding to fill cracks
A massive operation is being conducted to get members of pradeshiya sabhas, provincial councils and Parliamentarians to cross over from the UNP to lessen the anxiety caused to the ruling party by the announcement that Mr. Maithripala Sirisena would come forward as the common candidate of the opposition.
It is revealed that a group from North Central and Central provinces has already agreed to defect to the ruling party. In addition decisive discussions are being carried out with several parliamentarians.
Political analysts had predicted that there would crossovers with the announcement of the presidential election. Certain analysts say the defection is not a mere occurrence that takes place between two political parties but it is the Sri Lankan feature of the crisis capitalism is confronted with.