New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.With more than half the ballots in Thursday's parliamentary elections counted,

Colombo: The ruling National People's Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is poised for a sweeping victory in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election held on Thursday. As of 11 pm local time,

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power raked in 41 percent or 9,066 votes in the Jaffna polling division, in significant win, leaving behind Tamil parties in the area.