The PPP captured four seats in the Senate, whereas the PML-N and JUI-F each claimed one.
Senate elections occurred for Islamabad, Sindh, and Balochistan seats, with 301 National Assembly members voting.
From the ruling coalition, Yousaf Raza Gilani won reelection as Senator for Islamabad with 204 votes, surpassing Sunni Ittehad Council’s Ilyas Mehrban, who garnered 88 votes.
For Sindh’s two Senate seats, 124 votes were cast, and 123 were deemed valid. PPP’s Aslam Abro and Saifullah Dharejo won with 57 and 58 votes, respectively.
In Balochistan, 61 of 65 Assembly members voted. PPP’s Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo got 23 votes, JUI-F’s Abdul Shakoor Gabol 16, and PML-N’s Mir Dostain Domki 17, earning them Senate seats.
Read: Senate By-Elections Underway Across Sindh, Balochistan, and Islamabad
The article mentions PTI’s exclusion from Senate elections due to lacking an electoral symbol.
MQM-P and JI chose not to participate in the Senate by-elections. PTI was sidelined again, facing the consequence of not having an electoral symbol.
The ECP stipulated that only parties with electoral symbols could enter Senate polls, as with general elections. The ECP announced an April 2 poll to fill 48 Senate vacancies.
