LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), which is set to form a government at Centre after winning a majority of National Assembly seats, has stepped up efforts to woo independent candidates and other parties to form a new government in Punjab.
According to the official results so far issued by the ECP, the PML-N and PTI are running neck-to-neck with the former winning 127 seats in Punjab Assembly while the latter 118 seats.
The PML-N doesn’t seem to be in a position to form the provincial government this time.
Sources say the PTI has already contacted 27 independent candidates and is expected to get a majority of seats in the Punjab Assembly as the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) is also likely to announce its support for the PTI. The PML-Q has won 7 provincial assembly seats while the PPP has bagged six seats.
According to PTI chairman’s spokesperson Naeemul Haq, the party would form a government in the province and is in touch with various MAs-elect.
Senior party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Jahangir Khan Tareen have been tasked to contact independent candidates and MPs-elect of other parties to join forces with the PTI to form the government.
The PTI will need at least 149 seats in the 297 house to form a government.
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