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Why PTI lost from central Punjab, startling report surface

Why PTI lost from central Punjab, startling report surface

LAHORE – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Election Cell has unveiled theelections results report for the central Punjab from where party could notperform well in the general elections 2018.

The report revealed that why party had suffered massive defeat in thecentral Punjab at the hands of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N).

Out of 42 seats of National Assembly (NA) in central Punjab, PTI lost 32 totheir arch rivals PML-N. Likewise, PTI lost as many as 22 seats of PunjabAssembly (PA) from Lahore, managing victory in only eight seats of theprovincial capital.

The report states tickets were issued by completely disregarding merit andoverlooking surveys.——————————

It further read that tickets to several candidates for contesting electionson NA and PA seats were issued without proper scrutiny.

“Several families hailing from Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Sargodha, Kasurand Sheikhupura were awarded two tickets. Most of the candidates either didnot run effective political campaign or opted serious strategy ahead of theelections”, read the report.

Exposing nepotism, report accused top brass of PTI Central Punjab ofissuing at least 13 tickets of NA and 21 tickets of PA solely on personalrelations.