evidence: That Range Bandara displayed the least political acumen, unlike almost all his predecessors, as the General Secretary of the UNP, is one thing. What was worse was that his remarks became the rallying point for opposition political parties. National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, identified as a formidable presidential candidate, said that Range Bandara’s move was confirmation that UNP leader Wickremesinghe feared defeat at the polls. Speaking on behalf of another formidable candidate, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa, was G.L. Peiris. He told a news conference that neither Parliament nor the President could postpone the presidential election. He argued that the sovereignty of the State is with the people in accordance with the Constitution. [...] Weerawansa’s NFF is among seven political groups that have formed the Sarvajana Balaya. Others include publisher and businessman Dilith Jayaweera’s Mawbima Janatha Party, Udaya Gammanpila’s Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, the Communist Party, Vasudeva Nanayakkara’s Democratic Left Front and Gevindu Kumaratunga’s Yuthukama National Organisation. Also associated with the grouping is Sarath N. Silva, a onetime chief justice. The reason to form a Sarvajana Balaya ? Udaya Gammanpila told the Sunday Times that was prompted by what has been repeatedly highlighted in recent surveys. Some 24 percent of the voters, according to these surveys, have still not made up their mind on whom to cast their vote. They had earlier voted for Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Hence, he said, the Sarvajana Balaya believed they could tap those votes.