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Raisani single candidate for
CM’s slot in Balochistan
Quetta—Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
has appeared as single candidate for the post of chief minister in
Balochistan after winning the support of independent candidates, MMA,
BNP (A), PML-Q (Ham Khiyal Group) and ANP members for power sharing
and forming a coalition government in the province. Nawab Aslam
Raisani will be the third PPP chief minister while 13th chief
minister of Balochistan after assuming the charge of office the
provincial executive head.
Ex-federal minister for frontier regions Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind of
PML-Q will be as the only opposition member in Balochistan Assembly
after 1977 when Dr Mir Haji Tareen was performing alone the
responsibility of the opposition bench in the House.
The public mandate was divided and split in general elections on
February 18 which gave way to a hectic political race in Balochistan
between PML (Q) and PPP as they had obtained sizeable seats for
forming coalition government in the province.
Out of total seats of 51 in the provincial assembly, PML (Q) had
secured 16 seats the highest number, followed by PPP and MMA
obtained seven seats each, BNP (A) five, ANP one while 10
independent candidates had come in the highest provincial House.
None of these parties had sufficient number of seats to form its
government without making alliance to form a coalition government.
The leaders of PML (Q) and PPP remained busy long to get convinced
the smaller parties and independent candidates for forming their own
government.
However, finally, PML (Q) was divided over nomination of leadership
in the House when its special committee nominated Shaikh Jaffar
Mandokhel as leader of the House. Even, the party’s high command
including Chaudhry Shujaat and Mushahid Hussain Syed visited Quetta
for developing consensus among the party members over the
parliamentary leadership, but all in vain. Later, 12 members of PML-Q
(Ham Khiyal Group) led by ex-deputy speaker Muhammad Aslam Bhutani
announced support to PPP for forming a coalition government at a
press conference. Lastly, PML-Q nominee for parliamentary leader
Shaikh Jaffar Mandokhel also announced his support to PPP for
forming a coalition government in the province.
Now, the PPP has won the support of 61 members out of 65 (51 general
seats and 14 reserved seats including three for minorities and 11
for women) in the assembly. Three seats are fallen vacant in the
House. One seat PB-44 Lasbella-I has fallen vacant when Jam Muhammad
Yousaf preferred to be member of National Assembly when his struggle
and dream for regaining the slot of chief minister could not proved
to be fruitful. The second vacant seat PB-9 Pishin fell vacant when
winning candidate of the constituency Malik Sarwar Khan Kakar of PML-Q
died due to cardiac arrest.—APP
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