Full cabinet reshuffle in the coming week - Rajitha

He said the new cabinet list has been prepared scientifically and will be finalized once the president returned from Britain.

Senaratne also said that the two main parties went against his advice and contested the LG polls separately. The PM was in agreement, but the lawyers close to the president objected, he said.

He also said the joint opposition cannot win the 2020 election as it is incapable of gaining 50 per cent of the votes without the support of the Tamils and the Muslims. The government will unite all forces and win the election, Senaratne added.