Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna

People's Freedom Front Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
Founder	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Founded	1991
Split from	Sri Lanka People's Party
Politics of Sri Lanka Political parties Elections

Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna (People's Freedom Front/Mass Freedom Front) is a political party in Sri Lanka that was formed by Chandrika Kumaratunga when she broke away from Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya. In 1993 Kumaratunga returned to SLFP; however, BNP continued to live on as a separate political party.

In the 1999 presidential elections, BNP nominated Alwis Weerakkody as their candidate.

Political parties in Sri Lanka

Major parties

UNFGG/UNF

UPFA

Third parties

Larger	TNA Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (Democratic People's Liberation Front) Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization

Smaller	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

Others outside parliament

Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
Bodu Jana Peramuna
Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)
Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance
Crusaders for Democracy
Democratic United National Front
Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front
Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (Padmanaba)
Left Liberation Front
- Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Alternative Group)
- National Democratic Movement
- Nava Sama Samaja Party
- New Democratic Party
Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya
Muslim National Unity Alliance
New Democratic Front
New Sinhala Heritage
People's Tamil Congress
Revolutionary Workers Party
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya
Socialist Equality Party
Socialist Party
Sri Lanka Labour Party
Tamil National People's Front (All Ceylon Tamil Congress)
Tamil United Liberation Front
United Citizen’s Front
United Socialist Party

Former political parties

Former political alliances

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