RAWALPINDI: The People’s Party candidate withdrew his nomination papers in favour of the PML-N ticket-holder in the by-election to PP-07.
PPP candidate Chaudhry Zaheer withdrew from the contest in favour of the PML-N candidate Raja Sagheer Ahmed after a meeting of the leaders of the two parties held at People’s Party Central Secretariat.
Sharing details about the development, PPP leader Sibtul Haider Bukhari, said: “It is the first seat adjustment between the PPP and PML-N in by-elections. Both the parties will contest the by-election against PTI jointly in PP-07.”
Raja Sagheer Ahmed was one of the 20 Punjab Assembly members of the PTI, who had been de-seated by the election commission for casting vote to Hamza Shehbaz in the election of the chief minister.
Raja Sagheer had joined the PML-N after being de-seated and the party had awarded him ticket for the vacant PP-07 constituency of Kahuta-Kalar Sayedan.
Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi had sent reference against 25 dissident members of the PTI including five members on reserved seats.
The by-election to 20 general seats of the provincial assembly, vacated after the ECP decision, will be held on July 17.
