He has instructed general secretary Anura Priyadarshana Yapa to prepare the party’s list of nominations without allowing for any division.

SLFP spokesman Dilan Perera says parliament had been dissolved at an advantageous time for the party, which would win the polls and form a government comprising Maithripala Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The SLFP-led UPFA would announce its prime ministerial candidate at an opportune moment, he adds.