Having won the Western and Southern Provincial Councils with a red light from voters, the ruling UPFA is now exploring the possibility of dissolving the Uva Provincial Council within the next two months. 

Shasheendra Rajapaksa, son of Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa and nephew of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, is the Chief Minister of the Uva Provincial Council. Rajapaksa became the Chief Minister of the Provincial Council by securing a record 136,697 preferential votes at the election held in 2009 with his preferential vote percentage standing at 80%. 

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Highly placed UPFA sources told Asian Mirror that by dissolving the Uva Proivincial Council and seeking a fresh mandate, the government will be able to 'reverse' the negative trend which was visible at Western and Southern Provincial Council election. As a whole, the overall votes percentage of the government decreased by nearly 8 % at the recently held PC election. 

According to government sources present Chief Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa will be the Chief Minister candidate of the UPFA camp at the forthcoming election too. 

At the weekly cabinet meeting, which is expected to take place today at Temple Trees, UPFA seniors will further discuss the possibility of seeking a fresh mandate from Uva.