President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his UPFA government today lost the 2/3 majority in Parliament.

The shift happened with Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and Ameer Ali, the recently appointed National List MP of the UPFA, deciding to support the common opposition.

The government now has only 148 MPs in Parliament. It required the support 150 MPs to maintain the two thirds majority in the Parliament.

Since the announcement of the Presidential Election 15 ruling party Parliamentarians have crossed over to the opposition. In return the government has managed to get two UNP Parliamentarians, including Tissa Attanayake.