Upcountry People's Front has decided to contest the upcoming parliamentary election with the United National Party, its leader V. Radhakrishnan told reporters in Hatton.

 

The party executive committee took this decision when it met at Hatton on Wednesday.

 

However, Radhakrishnan said that the decision will be confirmed after talks with the other constituent parties of the Tamil Progressive Alliance. The UPF joined Mano Ganesan's Democratic People's Front and Palani Digambaran's National Workers' Congress in forming the TPA recently.

 

Meanwhile, President Maithripala Sirisena has also invited them for talks, Radhakrishnan said.

 

Ceylon Workers' Congress, the oldest political party representing the Indian Tamil community is expected to join the SLFP in contesting the election, although a final decision is yet to be taken.