PPP’s Mir Sarfaraz Bugti elected Chief Minister of Balochistan

QUETTA: Mir Sarfaraz Bugti of Pakistan People’s Party(PPP) has become the Chief Minister of Balochistan.

Polling for the election of the new Chief Minister was held in the session presided over by Speaker Balochistan Assembly Abdul Khaliq Achakzai.

Speaker Balochistan Assembly while announcing the results after polling said that Mir Sarfaraz Bugti has been elected Chief Minister by getting 41 votes.

It should be noted that only Sarfaraz Bugti had submitted the papers for the Chief Ministership of Balochistan, Sarfaraz Bugti also had the support of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) and Balochistan Awami Party(BAP).

In the 51-member house of the Balochistan Assembly, the number of members of the Pakistan People’s Party is 11, while the Muslim League-N is second with 10 seats and the Balochistan Awami Party is third with 5 seats.

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