The field for Punjab Chief Minister will be decorated in the Punjab Assembly today. On behalf of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, 189 members and H...
The field for Punjab Chief Minister will be decorated in the Punjab Assembly today.
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| On behalf of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, 189 members and Hamza Shahbaz Sharif have claimed the support of more than 200 members of the Assembly. Photo: File |
A meeting of the Punjab Assembly will be held under the chairmanship of Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari today at 11:30 am in which the Chief Minister of the province will be elected.
Hamza Shahbaz is the candidate of PML-N and allied parties for the Chief Ministership while Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is the unanimous candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and PML-Q.
Conflicting claims of victory are being made by both the candidates. Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has 189 members while Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has claimed the support of more than 200 members.
The Punjab Assembly has 371 members and the current assembly has 183 members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) while PML-N has 166 members. In addition, the PML-Q has 10 members, the PPP has 7 members, while the House currently has 4 independent members and Rah-e-Haq is a member of the party.
A total of 186 votes are required to become Chief Minister.
According to sources, the number of angry members of PTI is 21 while 5 members of PML-N are angry with their party.
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