LAHORE: After Prime Minister Imran Khan nominated Chaudhary Pervez Elahi as a candidate of the sentence party for slot of Chief Minister of Punjab, the opposition alliance has also started considering names of consent candidates for the post of CMPakistan Today learned.
Sources in the opposition alliance has informed that consultations have begun on three names for the post of CMincluding Abdul Aleem Khan, while the leadership of the PML-N in London also has positive contacts with Jahangir Tareen.
However, according to the same sources, the Tareen group sought time from the PML-N leadership for consultation while the opposition said Tareen would also support the opposition candidate.
On the other hand, when contacted, a senior member of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said Chaudhry was named as CM of Punjab of the present government but in fact it would be difficult for the government to get it elected how CM.
The Punjab Assembly has a house of 371 members while none party needs the support of 186 members to form a government.
In 2018, when he was Sardar Usman Buzdar elected CM Punjab with 194 votes the PML-Q had supported him with 10 votes in Return for which party President Pervez Elahi was named president of the Assembly of Punjab.
At present, the location of PTI in the Assembly of Punjab is that PTI has 183 members in coalition PML-Q ruling has 10 and Rah-e-Haq Party has one member while the PML-N has 165 members in the opposition alliance, the PPP has seven. In this regard, it is not difficult at all for Chaudhary to become the CM but now the situation is different from 2018.
However, when contacted confirm this statement, PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira said that if it is Imran Khan’s own government And in danger then how it may be Chaudhry made the CM by PM.
“We have required numbers in the National Assembly without the rebel members of the PTI. If Khan leaves the PMs later then he is not possible for Chaudhry to become the CM. The rebel members of PTI are not with he and the opposition will bring a consensus candidate in Punjab for the post of CM”Kaira said.
However, when contacted, a PTI MPA speaks on condition of anonymity, informed this scribe that Chaudhry could face greater challenges in holding the post of CM And one of Mayor challenges would be dealing with the divisions within the PTI.
The lawmaker said Tareen and Aleem’s groups could pose challenge to Elahi’s ambition as both showed reservations against They party command.
“The PML-Q had also statements made in the past in which was announced that Aleem would not be accepted as the CM of Punjab in every circumstance, “he said.
The AMP also believed there was a huge gap between Aleem and Chaudhrys and Aleem thought Chaudhrys had unnecessarily criticized him many times.
On the other hand, a member of PML-Q told Pakistan today challenges were in place but some things were also in the favour of Chaudhry.
“Five members of PML-N had deserted from theirs party in 2020. However, show cause the notices were also issued to these members but have not returned to the party. Likewise, there is also an MPA of the PPP who declared a coup against his party a long time ago.
Likewise, the PTI has also stated that several members of the PML-N has secretly joined They. If they come to the fore at the last moment, then there is a possibility of some reduction in the problems of Pervez Elahi. However, the sword of the law on defection could be suspended over these members ”, he concluded.
