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MLAs who decide the fate of Punjab, CM elections will be held today

July 22, 2022
Henry Club

All eyes are on Punjab as the MLAs choose their next chief minister at 4 pm today.

MPs have started reaching the Punjab Assembly and some members of PTI have shown victory signs.

The election, which will be headed by deputy speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari, comes three months after Hamza Shahbaz. office safe On April 16, after PTI secured 197 votes – including 25 of disgruntled MPs – in a grueling process that was marred by delays and violence.

The votes of the dissidents, which had helped keep Hamza in the top seat, started a saga that led to his lose your seats to do Supreme Court interprets Article 63-A Which retrospectively destroyed his votes, setting the stage for another election for provincial head.

So how did it reach this point?

Reading: Tally in favor of Pervez Elahi, elected as Chief Minister of Punjab today

what happened so far

  • PML-Q is being seen as a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan by PTI and the opposition

  • Usman Buzdar resigns as CM for Parvez Elahi as PTI-PML-Q candidate

  • In a session marred by violence, Hamza was elected Chief Minister of Punjab after garnering votes from 25 dissidents of PTI

  • A reference has been filed against the dissidents with the ECP, urging the removal of the MPA

  • They eventually sit for defection, effectively losing their majority in the house to Hamza.

  • Five PTI MPAs notified on reserved seats

  • scheduled caste Order new election today

  • By-elections are being held for 20 seats of mango, out of which 15 seats are to be known to PTI.

  • A PTI MPA Resignation amid claims of trading

  • Ilahi, who has 187 supporters, is headed for victory, while Hamza has 179. Huh

Where do the parties stand now?

On-the-fence PML-Q by voting with the opposition, which was Marriage proposal This.

After all, Usman Buzdar, the then Chief Minister, resigned From his seat to make room for Parvez Elahi as the joint candidate of PTI-PML-Q.

Come election time, 25 dissidents from PTI voted for Hamza. He was instrumental in helping Hamza on the line; He got a total of 197 votes while a simple majority requires 186 votes.

Who voted for Hamza?

Reference Urged the ECP to remove these MPs for defecting to PTI by casting their vote in favor of Hamza in violation of the party’s instructions.

Most of the 25 disgruntled MPs tried justify His action to vote in favor of Hamza, claiming that he had received no instructions from the party. He raised procedural objections and claimed that he never received any show cause notice – a mandatory requirement.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on 20 May sitting 25 dissatisfied MPs said they had parted ways with the party. Since these MLAs were no longer members of the House, Hamza lost his majority.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court ordered The re-election of the Chief Minister is to be held on 22 July (today).

There were five MPAs for reserved seats notified By the ECP on 6 July, leaving 20 vacant seats. The bypolls to 20 seats were held on July 17 (Sunday), in which PTI gave 15 seats to the PML-N, while the latter got only four.

Since the results of the by-elections, the government and the opposition have leveled allegations and counter allegations against each other.

Word “horse riding” returned to political discussion amid alleged attempts woo Ahead of each other’s MPA important CM vote.