*QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Saturday elected Balochistan AwamiParty (BAP) President Jam Kamal Khan as **new chief minister of theprovince.*
The election for the coveted slot was held in a session at the assemblybuilding in Quetta.
Newly elected Speaker of the provincial legislature Mir Abdul QaddusBizenjo presided over the session during which the new chief minister waselected by the method of division of the house.
Jam Kamal received 39 votes while his rival JUI-F leader Mir Yunas AzizZehri managed to secure 20 votes.
The new chief minister would take the oath of his office at the GovernorHouse in Quetta at 5 pm on Sunday.