Veteran politician and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) stalwart D.M. Jayaratne was sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s 20th Prime Minister before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a simple ceremony held at Temple Trees on Wednesday.<br/> <br/>Meanwhile, with the official announcement of all the results for the general election 2010 declared today , the ruling combine led by Mr. Rajapaksa has bagged 144 seats, six short of two-thirds majority in the 225 member house.<br/> <br/>One of the first task before the new Parliament ,which meets today is to elect the new Speaker. Thereafter, the elected members will be sworn in before the Speaker. Election of the Deputy Speaker and the chairman of the committees will follow. <br/> <br/>Indications are that the new cabinet would be named on Friday. It is likely that the new cabinet hold office until the President takes oath for his second term in office in November this year.<br/>