- Jui-F, PML-N, PPP all gained strength through women, minority seats.
- Two independent supports the opposition and further increases its attitude.
- The OPP leader does not yet say any formal feature, but suggests PTI’s current budget possibly the last.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the opposition alliance closes a simple majority, as it is now only 20 seats away from tilting the balance of power in the provincial assembly.
Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) was currently led the government has 92 seats, while the opposition’s numbers have risen to 53 after the restoration of reserved seats following a Supreme Court’s judgment.
The KP assembly has a total strength of 145, but currently there are 115 members elected. Of the remaining 30, 26 seats are reserved for women and four for minorities.
The Election Commission in Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday issued a notification of the reserved seats after June 27 handed down by the Supreme Court’s constitutional bench.
Following the court’s decision, the ECP reintroduced the reserved seats and increased the opposition’s attitude inside the assembly.
Jamiat Urvila-e-Islam-Fazl (Jui-F), who had seven elected members, received 10 women and two minority seats and took its total number to 19.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), who started with six elected members, got nine reserved seats and now stands at 15.
Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) rose from four to 11 after being awarded 6 women and 1 minority seat.
PTI parliamentarians now have three seats, up from two, and the Awami National Party (ANP) also has three seats after having a reserved seat.
In addition, two independent members of the provincial assembly (MPAs) – Hisham Inamullah and Ali Haider – are in line with the opposition alliance, which further strengthens their position.
To form a simple majority, a party or alliance needs support from at least 73 members. With 52 confirmed members and support from the two independents, the opposition still requires the rest of the seats to reach this threshold.
Talking to Pakinomist NewsThe opposition leader in KP said that even though they have not made any formal decision, they would need about 18-20 more members for a majority.
He noted that they had made it clear in the budget that this was PTI’s 12th and last budget, “unless the KP government seriously focuses on governance and law and order.” “We are not in that for the sake of it,” he said.
