Elections for in new main minister of Punjab will take place on Saturday (today) at the provincial meeting at 11:30, Radio Pakistan reported. on Friday.
session where members of The Punjab Assembly will vote elect new head of the province, will be headed by Deputy Speaker Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari.
Rigid competition is expected between two candidates – Hamza Shehbaz and Perwaiz Elahi.
Hamza is a candidate of PML-N and others coalition party, while Elahi from PML-Q is supported by PTI.
April 16 session will take place in line with decision of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday in which it rejected Hamza’s decision plea hold elections early and restored strength of deputy speaker.
Vice speaker whose mandate was revoked last week – asked the court to hold elections on 16 April.
CMx office was vacant for nearly two weeks since former Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar — who was removed from your position last week – accepted the resignation of Usman Buzdar on April 1st.
In a symbolic session of provincial assembly, opposition elected PML-N leader Hamza as chief minister after the Talking Elahi is sealed off Punjab Assembly on April 6th.
