It is reported that a majority of the members are saying that the leadership of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya should be changed for the upcoming elections as the current opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has been defeated in four consecutive elections. Accordingly, internal sources in the party say that it has been proposed to appoint a leadership board to lead the Samagi Jana Balawegaya in the upcoming local government elections.
As a first step, it has been proposed to appoint Harsha de Silva for the position of opposition leader. A leadership board is to be appointed while Sajith Premadasa is in the party leadership and a program is to be prepared through it to face the elections.
The proposal in this regard has been discussed at an unofficial level. The seniors who put forward this idea are of the opinion that since there are a number of senior popular leaders of the party who are suitable for the leadership board, they should be appointed for that purpose.