ISLAMABAD: The political parties have kicked off wheeling and dealing with each other to discuss the prospects of forming the next government in the country, as results of the general election 2024 for almost all the constituencies of the National Assembly have been received.
As the results continued to trickle in for two days after the polls, independent candidates backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) looked dominant with 93 NA seats in hand, while the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won on 78 and 54 seats in the legislative, respectively.
While PTI ruled out forging an alliance with PML-N or PPP, claiming to be in a position to form a majority federal government, alliances brewed in the Centre and Punjab as the remaining two parties agreed to form a coalition government, sources said.
Now, all eyes are on the outcomes of the ongoing meetings of political parties as PML-N leaders discussed matters with the PPP and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leaderships in separate meetings.
According to the provisional results, the results for 264 out of 266 seats of the National Assembly have been announced. In one constituency, NA-8, election could not be held due to the killing of a candidate, while the result of another has been withheld by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
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According to the results announced so far, independent candidates have managed to win 101 seats. It is worth mentioning that out of these 101 independent candidates, 92 are supported by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf while nine are general independent candidates. PML-N is in the second position with 75 seats, while the PPP has won 54 seats.
The MQM won in 17 constituencies of Pakistan, JUI four, PML-Q also won in three constituencies, while the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party and Balochistan National Party won two seats each. Moreover, the MWM, National Party, PML-Z, Balochistan Awami Party, Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party have won one seat each.
Punjab Assembly
Results of 296 constituencies of the Punjab Assembly have been received on the Election Management System, out of which PML-N candidates have won in 137 constituencies, while independent candidates have won in 138. The PPP has grabbed 10 seats, PML-Q eight seats, while the TLP and Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party have won one seat each.
Sindh Assembly
The results of all 130 constituencies of Sindh Assembly have been received on the Election Management System, with the PPP winning in 84 constituencies, MQM 28, independents in 14 constituencies, and the GDA has won two seats.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
The results of 111 out of 113 seats of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have been released. Independent candidates have won 90 seats, while the PML-N won five, PPP four, Jamaat-e-Islami three and JUI seven seats.
Balochistan Assembly
The results of 48 out of 51 constituencies of Balochistan Assembly have been completed. According to the Election Commission, Pakistan Peoples Party is leading with 11 seats, while Muslim League-N has 9 seats, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam has 9 seats, independent candidates have won 6 seats. While Balochistan National Party and Jamaat-e-Islami got one seat each.
