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Power race in Balochistan as PPP decides to make coalition government

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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided to form a coalition government in Balochistan today. According to the sources privy to the information, Sanaullah Zehri is being considered as a nominee for the Balochistan Chief Minister slot.

PPP’s newly elected members of the Balochistan Assembly held a meeting to discuss the issue of government formation in the province at Sarfraz Bugti’s residence in Islamabad.

Elected member from PB-13, Sadiq Imrani stated that the PPP had the right to establish the government in Balochistan, as the people had elected them to that position.

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Additionally, he added that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will support the PPP in Balochistan for a coalition government, adding that Party leadership will approve the candidate for chief ministerial slot.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) results tally, PPP and JUI-P candidates secured eleven of the fifty-one Balochistan Assembly seats. Independent candidates remained victorious on the remaining six seats with PML-N securing ten seats of the Balochistan Assembly during the Feb 8 elections.

Furthermore, the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) emerged victorious with four seats, while the National Party managed to clinch three seats in the general election 2024.

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