PPP in poll position to form govenment in Sindh; MQM clean sweeps Karachi

• PPP wins 84 general seats out of total 130 in Sindh assembly.
• NA seats won by PPP stand at 44, while MQM-P gets 17.
• In Sindh, MQM-P wins 28 of 47 seats from Karachi.

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is set to form a government in Sindh after it was successful in clinching more than 100 seats in the Sindh provincial assembly, the first time in the history of general elections in Pakistan, sources told Geo News.

The PPP has won 84 general seats out of the 130 in the Sindh Assembly, while it is also projected to receive 20 reserved seats for women and six for members of religious minorities, taking its expected tally up to 110 members in the province's 168th House of Sindh Assembly. From Karachi, the PPP won 10 seats.

On the National Assembly front, however, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has gained a strong position with 17 seats out of the total 22 — 15 in Karachi and two in Hyderabad.

The PPP, however, managed to get 44 seats in the lower house of the Parliament from Sindh, of which seven were from Karachi, said the sources. For the provincial assembly in Sindh, the MQM-P won 28 of the 47 seats.

The MQM-P's overall position was determined after the Election Commission of Pakistan announced the "complete results" of the provincial and National Assembly constituencies.

Independent candidates in the provincial Sindh Assembly have won 14 seats, while Jamaat-e-Islami and Grand Democratic Alliance clinched two seats each.

The country witnessed a historic 10th general election, as 60 million Pakistanis exercised their right to vote on February 8. The nation now awaits the complete outcome of the 2024 polls with ECP making gradual announcements of complete results from across the country.

On February 8, the country's population elected their choice of representatives for national and provincial assemblies — on 855 constituencies.

As the results trickle in, independent candidates are seen dominating the polls, with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) claiming to be in a position to form a majority government in the Centre amid controversy surrounding the outcome.

Currently, the PTI-backed candidates are leading with nearly 100 seats followed by PML-N (71), PPP (53) and MQM-P (17).