*LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Hamza Shahbaz waselected Chief Minister Punjab after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) andallied parties boycotted the session after ruckuslinkwhichsaw police enter the house. *
Hamza Shahbaz got 197 votes from the house. PMLN has 164 votes and 33 voteswere polled by dissident members of PTI.
The session chaired by Dost Mazari was earlier delayed after some MPAsattacked Dost Mazari and he called Punjab police. Later, the brawl betweenthe ruling alliance MPAs and joint opposition lawmakers resulted inChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi being left injured.
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Hamza Shahbaz was the joint opposition’s candidate while PTI and alliedparties favoured former Speaker Pervaiz Elahi for the coveted slot.
