Fear of defeat in elections, Maryam Nawaz choice of constituencies indicative of this
Maryam Nawaz will contest from PP-149, PP-158, PP-173 Lahore and PP-63 Gujranwala in Punjab Assembly elections on April 30, No notable candidate of Tehreek-e-Insaf will be her competitor in all seats, Hamza Shehbaz, afraid of Imran Khan's popularity, will also contest election from 3 constituencies of Lahore
PML-N Chief Organizer and Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif has submitted nomination papers from 3 constituencies in Lahore and one in Gujranwala to contest the general elections to be held in Punjab on April 30.
By choosing 3 seats of Lahore city and the safe seat of Gujranula, Maryam Nawaz showed her self-inflicted fear.
PML-N chief organizer Maryam Nawaz has chosen 3 constituencies PP-149, PP-158, PP-173 and PP-63 of Gujranwala in Lahore to participate in the elections to be held in Punjab on April 30. Nomination papers will be filed in Punjab on Thursday. It was the last day of submission.
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Daily newspaper Dawn Surprisingly, no major candidate of Tehreek-e-Insaf will compete with Maryam Nawaz on these four seats, however, due to no agreement on seat adjustment in Pakistan People’s Party and Muslim League-N, the People’s Party is fielding its candidates on all the seats.
The decision to contest on four seats of the Punjab Assembly shows Maryam Nawaz’s lack of confidence in the face of Imran Khan’s growing popularity due to inflation. Party insiders say that the party cannot take the risk of losing its senior leader. , if elections are held, Maryam Nawaz will have to win at least one of the four seats to reach the Punjab Assembly.
The decision of Maryam Nawaz to contest the election from the 3rd constituency of Lahore city and the safest constituency of Gujranwala shows her lack of confidence. Out of these four constituencies, PP-149 and PP-63 were with PML-N while the remaining two constituencies were with Tehreek-e-Insaf. It should be clear that Mian Nawaz Sharif has also contested the election from PP-149.
Chaudhry Iqbal, the successful candidate of Muslim League (N) from PP-63 Gujranwala in the 2018 elections, has withdrawn in favor of his leader. It should be noted that Chaudhry Iqbal is the father-in-law of former first lady Bushra Bibi’s friend Farhat Shahzai aka Farah Khan, who is constantly being criticized by Maryam Nawaz for her alleged involvement in corruption.
PML-N had won the 2018 general elections by a margin of about 7000 votes on PP-63 and PP-149 while PP-158 is the constituency where PTI won not only in 2018 but also in the July 2022 by-elections. was obtained
This seat was held by the rebel leader of PTI, Abdul Aleem Khan, but this time he is not participating in the election. Meanwhile, Hamza Shehbaz, who is afraid of Imran Khan’s popularity, has also submitted nomination papers for three constituencies PP-146, PP-147 and PP-163 of Lahore.
