We will be appointing a Cabinet on Monday (November 18, 2024), limited to 25. It could be even less – 23 or 24. There will be scientific allocation of subjects for the Ministries," Tilvin Silva, the NPP's senior spokesperson told reporters.

We may have to appoint extra Deputy Ministers to handle subjects of a bigger Ministry," he said. The NPP has been advocating a smaller government to reduce costs for the public.

Since the NPP won the Presidential election in September, the government functioned with just three Ministers, including the President. The NPP's victory in the Parliamentary election has created many firsts and records for it.

It received 61.56% of the total votes counted. The previous best was 60.33% by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's party in the 2010 election. The NPP won the highest number of polling divisions, 152 out of 168, the previous best was Mr. Rajapaksa’s 136.

It also won the highest number of districts 21 out of 22, the previous best was 19 by Mr. Rajapaksa in 2010. It has the highest number of 159 Parliamentary seats over Mr. Rajapaksa’s 145 in 2020.

Under the proportional representation system of elections, they became the first party to cross the 150 mark to gain a two-thirds absolute majority.