Pakistan would've witnessed another election had PPP taken opposition benches: Kundi

• PPP will stay in Parliament for constructive criticism, Kundi says.
• Adds party will contest for Senate chairman, NA speaker posts.
• Chan says stability would be distant reality if there's selection.

ISLAMABAD: The country would have gone towards another poll if the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) sat in the opposition, said party leader Faisal Karim Kundi on Friday.

The PPP, too, like other political parties in the wake of the February 8 general elections, is trying its best to increase its number of seats in the national and provincial assemblies by roping in winning independent candidates.

"If we had opted for opposition [benches], this country would have gone to another election," the politician said, addressing a presser in Islamabad today.

The politician also spoke about his party contesting for the coveted posts of Senate chairman and National Assembly speaker, as well as their plan to support the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) post-elections in forming the coalition government.

Kundi said his party will stay in the Parliament for constructive criticism of the government's policies.

The PPP leader was also flanked by his fellow veteran politician Nadeem Afzal Chan who said that those who used foul language against one another are uniting for their interests.

Chan, when commenting on the protests triggered by alleged "rigging", said that the PPP was adopting the democratic method against the "theft" faced during the polls.

The politician said stability would be a distant reality if there is selection post-election.

He urged all political parties to come together and take the country forward.