After finalising power sharing formula with Qoumi Watan Party (QWP) of Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has achieved the number required for simple majority in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly for formation of government in the province. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)led by Imran has emerged as single largest parliamentary party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly followed by JUI-F of Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, which had obtained 16 seats.
Similarly, PML-N was emerged as third parliamentary force with 14 seats while independents have surfaced as fourth with 13 seats. Other political parties including QWP and JI have won 7 seats each while ANP and PPP the coalition partners of the last government have won 3 and 2 seats respectively. For the formation of government, the majority is required to show the simple majority of 53 members, which was not obtained individually by any of the political party and required the support of other parliamentary parties.
Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman with 16 legislators of his party was also anxious in formulation of coalition government after entering into alliance with PML-N, QWP and independents. However, the leadership of PML-N in respect of the mandate of PTI declared that it had first right on the formation of government in the province. The central secretary general of PTI, who has been tasked and nominated by the central leadership for the coveted post of Chief Minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, contacted PPP-Sherpao for support in the formation of provincial government in which he succeeded while Jamaat-e-Islami has also joined hands with PTI for the formation of government in the province. Talking to this scribe, provincial general secretary PTI, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and MPA-elect from PK-2 Peshawar Shaukat Ali Yusufzai claimed that their party had obtained the support of 65 members of the provincial assembly, which is more than the required simple majority.
He said that both Qoumi Watan Party (QWP) and Jamaat-e-Islami with 7 general seats each in the provincial assembly have extended support to PTI in the formulation of government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. For announcement and power sharing formula is scheduled to announce at the residence of QWP chief, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao at his residence in Hayatabad Township. The independent group, he said was also in contact with their party leadership and announcement regarding forging formal coalition with PTI would be unveiled in a press conference on Friday.