Bodu Bala Sena announced that it will contest the general election from the Bodu Jana Peramuna (BJP), the new political party it launched.

The organization had planned the launch of the party for a few weeks. It said that the party will field only laymen as candidates while the Buddhist clergy will play a guiding role.

BBS recently said that its political party will look into the possibility of working together with other political parties. However, it will not work together with the main parties of the country, it said.