Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna

People's Freedom Front Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
Founder	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Founded	1991
Split from	Sri Lanka People's Party
Politics of Sri Lanka Political parties Elections

Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna (People's Freedom Front/Mass Freedom Front) is a political party in Sri Lanka that was formed by Chandrika Kumaratunga when she broke away from Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya. ^[1] In 1993 Kumaratunga returned to SLFP; however, BNP continued to live on as a separate political party. ^[2]

In the 1999 presidential elections, BNP nominated Alwis Weerakkody as their candidate. ^[3]

References

1. Dias, Wije (1999-11-22). "Sri Lankan presidential poll: lengthy candidate list reflects growing disaffection" (PDF). World Socialist Web Site . pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
2. Samarasinghe, S. W. R. de A. (1994). "The 1994 Parliamentary Elections in Sri Lanka: A Vote for Good Governance" . Asian Survey. 34 (12): 1019–1034. doi:10.2307/2645273. ISSN   0004-4687. JSTOR   2645273.
3. "Presidential Election – 21-12-1999" (PDF). Presidential Election. 1 (1): 1 – via Election Commission.