Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said his government would hold the Provincial Council election as soon as possible after the General Election.

"We are ready to change the constitution and hold the PC election under the old system," the Prime Minister said addressing a meeting in Avissawella.

"I know all of you faced numerous issues under the five-year rule of the previous government," he said.

"Today, they don't come and ask for your vote to form a government. They have their own problems to resolve," the Prime Minister added.