ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf emerged as the single largest partyin the by elections 2018.
According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, PTI won 15 seats of thetotal 35 constituencies held across the country on Sunday.
PTI government s another PMLQ, one of several parties with which it hasformed a coalition government, won an additional two seats, bringing thecoalition s total in the national assembly — the lower house of parliament– to 177 out of 342. The main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawazincreased its seat count to 85.
By-elections were held in the 11 National Assembly constituencies. In aneck to neck competition with PML-N, PTI could secure four seats only,which include: NA-53, NA-60, NA-63 and NA-243. While the government’s allyPakistan Muslim League (Q) successfully secured their home ground twoseats, NA- 65, NA-69.
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On the other hand, the major opposition party PMLN even in severe politicalcrisis, lack of leadership and accountability drive after them in theincumbent government took four NA seats of the following constituencies;NA-56, NA-103, NA-131 and NA-124. Opposition ally MMA also bagged one seatNA-35.
