Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said that only a few candidates who contested for the general election under the UNP ticket conducted a political campaign and that his son Chatura Senaratne was one of them.

Taking part in a political talk show on a local radio channel, Senaratne said that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had also commended several candidates for conducting a political campaign. His son was among them, Senaratne said.

He added that many UNP candidates were conducting personal campaigns to increase their preferential vote. Had they conducted a campaign for the party instead, the UNP would have done even better, he said. Senaratne said that he was able to lead the Kalutara District preferential votes since he conducted a political campaign.

Senaratne also said that most UNP candidates were enjoying the January 8 victory, rather than thinking ahead. However, Wickremesinghe had correctly understood that the victory on January 8th was not UNP's alone, Senaratne pointed out. He added that the Prime Minister wanted to complete the victory and strived for it.

Wickremesinghe once said that the UNP was weak in several electorates in Gampaha District, Rajitha Senaratne said, claiming that the Prime Minister suggested the increased engagement of Chathura Senaratne and Athuraliye Rathana Thera in these electorates.

Chathura Senaratne managed to come at the 8th position from Gampaha District UNP Preferential Votes list with 71,243 preferences.