There is a 'wait and see' atmosphere in the markets and among the winners and losers in the general elections, reports UPP correspondent.
While many of the new political aspirants and workers, not fully aware of the various intricacies involved in parliamentary working once elections are over, are in a hurry to pursue the election agenda as demonstrated in the post-elections meeting of many of the winners, the process of poll verification, announcement, gazette notification, fixing of the date of swearing in of the members elected takes its own time.
Thus the very impatient political workers of several winning candidates will have to wait for pursuit of their agenda till their elected representatives get into the assemblies are sworn in and elected by the House as leader of the House, leader of the Opposition and leader of the different parties elected MPAs and MNAs.
There will also be withholding of election results where re-polling has been ordered on different counts. This would also involve a process completing itself by the end of this month or early next month.
Secondly, the National Reconciliation Ordinance promulgated by the President late last year was to provide immunity to different leaders having cases in local and foreign courts. The NRO validity now is also being questioned. Some new issues have been raised, which can delay the decision making on the part of the elected members of the different political parties.
Thus it becomes evident that the 'ready tea' or 'instant coffee' solutions will not apply in respect of achieving the agenda as put up by the winning parties in general elections.
The Nawaz Muslim League has focussed itself currently on forming a government at Punjab provincial level with PPP forming the provincial government in Sindh since it has enough seats and support. The same applies to the Awami National Party's quest for Chief Ministership in the NWFP. In Balochistan provincial assembly Jam Yousuf happens to be still the favourite for office of Chief Minister but the position would become clear only after the first meeting of the provincial assembly of Balochistan. The emergence of another house leader other than Jam Yousuf in Balochistan cannot be overlooked.
Given all these possibilities and the time it takes for government formation, the new federal and provincial cabinets could be in place by Pakistan Day 23, 2008 to celebrate in a manner on March 23, 2008 the ushering of a real democratic era in Pakistan.