Summary PML-N has got simple majority (144) in National Assembly after the joining of 18 independents.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - According to the PML-N media cell‚ the party has formally nominated Mian Nawaz Sharif for the office of the premier. However‚ the final approval of the nomination will be made during a party meeting before the start of the National Assembly session.
Meanwhile‚ PML-N has acquired the simple majority in the National Assembly after the joining of 18 independent members-elect.
According to Election Commission‚ the members include 12 from Punjab‚ 4 from Balochistan and 1 each from Sindh and Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa.
PML-N has already bagged 126 general seats and with the joining of these independents the strength of PML-N has reached 144 in the National Assembly. Its strength will swell further after the inclusion of women and minorities reserved seats under proportionate system.
In the Punjab Assembly‚ 32 independents have joined PML-N while 9 independents have joined Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
