Looks no one is interested with LG Polls, The way LG polls saw rigging and ballot paper stamping, already shown in social media, little do the masses believe on elections or polls.
Unofficial polling results of the local government elections on 1,200 seats in seven districts of Karachi Division could not be announced till the wee hours of Monday as they were very limited while three political parties – the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the Jamaat-e-Islami – claimed majority.
In Hyderabad, according to the unofficial results, the PPP seems to have swept the LG polls in all the nine districts of Hyderabad Division except for a couple of upsets at the hands of the PTI and the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).
The JI spokesperson claimed that his party bagged more than 100 seats, PPP over 80 seats and the PTI 50 seats in Karachi.
As per the unconfirmed results so far, no party had been able to secure a clear majority for the mayor’s crown.
There were some wards where members had won by 31 and 150 votes as per unofficial results.
The PPP was concerned about the delay in the results of LG elections in Karachi, while the JI and the PTI levelled allegations of rigging.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) sources said that the preliminary election results would be released today (Monday).
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said in a statement on social media that his party had swept the second phase of the LG elections.
PPP leader Murtaza Wahab claimed that the PPP bagged the union councils in Karachi with a huge majority.
According to the PPP leaders’ claims, they had an advantage in Keamari, Malir and South district and that their candidates won most of the UCs, while the JI was announcing victory in Central, East and West districts.
Hyderabad unofficial results
According to the initial, unofficial and unconfirmed results, the PPP was leading with 25 seats of chairmen and vice chairmen, in addition to its 29 uncontested seats, in Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (HMC), which consists of 160 UCs.
In the absence of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), which boycotted the elections, the PPP did not witness a strong competition in Hyderabad. The PTI had so far secured six seats, the JI one and the independent candidates two.
