Political experts here on Thursday said that four key factors including the large number of voters of Punjab would decide the popularity of 175 political parties during the 2024 general election. “Following announcement of election schedule by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and submission of nomination papers in all provinces of the country, the mainstream political parties including PMLN, PTI, PPP and the newly established Istehkam e Pakistan Party (IPP) have started eying on Punjab province to get maximum seats of the National Assembly from there and form next government till 2029,” said Muhammad Ali Malik, former Professor of Political Science Department, Govt Post Graduate College Nowshera while talking to APP on Thursday.
“Any religious-political party that achieved victory in Punjab having 127,688,922 population would easily form government in center as well as in the country’s most populous province,” he said, adding Punjab province having about 73,207,896 registered voters, have about 173 seats including 141 general seats in the National Assembly and that is why the top political leaders started election campaign from there to obtain maximum seats from there.
Dr Malik said that 26,994,769 voters of Sindh province would elect candidates on about 75 total seats including 61 general while 55 seats of KP with 21,928,119 voters, 20 seats of Balochistan with 5,371,947 voters and three seats of federal capital with 1,083,029 voters would give added advantage to the parties that win majority in Punjab.—APP
