evidence: The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) faction led by Nimal Siripala de Silva has decided to contest the upcoming general election with the alliance formed under the "Gas Cylinder" symbol. [...] He said that there were no conditions laid out by his party in contesting the upcoming elections under the alliance. The SLFP faction led by de Silva extended their support to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the recent presidential election. (Newswire)