evidence: Political parties that backed former President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the recent Presidential Election plan to contest the upcoming General Election under the New Democratic Front (NDF), with the ‘Gas Cylinder’ as their symbol. Wickremesinghe had also used the same symbol when he contested the presidential election as an independent candidate. Sources revealed that former MPs who supported Wickremesinghe are considering contesting under either the ‘elephant’ symbol or another common one if they are unable to secure the ‘Gas Cylinder’ symbol. The group met today (02) at Wickremesinghe's Election Operations office on Flower Road, Colombo, to finalize their decision.