The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has announced the names of those who would head the nomination lists of its candidates contesting the forthcoming elections to the three provincial councils.

It said former parliamentarian Vasantha Samarasinghe would be the chief ministerial candidate for North Central Provincial Council, former parliamentarian Gamini Ratnayake for the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council and former parliamentarian Vasantha Piyatissa for the Eastern Provincial Council respectively.
JVP said the nomination lists were prepared by a committee comprising JVP Politbureau Members Vijitha Herath, Anura Dissanayake, K.D Lal Kantha and Central Committee Member Ramalingam Chandrasekar. (Ranjan Kasthuri)