ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League PML-N can form a coalition government in Gilgit-Baltistan, sources revealed here on Monday.
PPP has emerged as the largest single party in Gilgit-Baltistan after securing 10 seats, whereas PML-N won four seats.
Gilgit-Baltistan elections on Sunday concluded largely peacefully. People took part in the elections enthusiastically.
There are chances that a coalition government of these mainstream parties may take place in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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According to sources, efforts have been initiated to form a government in Gilgit-Baltistan, and a coalition government of the PML-N and the PPP is likely to be formed.
The PPP won the most seats in the Gilgit-Baltistan elections, and it has been proposed to implement the formula agreed upon by both parties at the federal and provincial levels.
On the other hand, in Gilgit-Baltistan, the Chief Minister will be from the PPP while the Governor will be from the PML-N. The distribution of ministries will be based on a 60 and 40 percent formula.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated the people of Gilgit-Baltistan for holding transparent, peaceful, and politically active elections.
In his statement, the Prime Minister said that the Pakistan Peoples Party emerged as the leading political party in the Gilgit-Baltistan elections and deserved congratulations. He also extended felicitations to President Asif Ali Zardari and Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.