ISLAMABAD :The ruling coalition secured a two-thirds majority in the upper house of Parliament following the Senate elections held in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
According to official results of the latest Senate elections, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged as the largest party in the Senate with 26 seats.
It is followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with 20 seats, independent candidates with 6 seats, Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) with 4, while the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP) have 3 seats each.
PTI currently holds 16 seats and enjoys the support of an additional 6 independent senators, bringing its total strength to 22.
Meanwhile, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) holds 7 seats in the Senate seat after Monday’s elections in the KP.
The ruling alliance will now have the upper hand during the legislative business after securing the two-thirds majority in Senate.
Earlier in June, following the Supreme Court’s constitutional bench decision on reserved seats, the ruling coalition had increased its strength in the National Assembly.
Before the verdict, the total number of members from coalition parties stood at 218, including 110 from PML-N, 70 from PPP, 22 from MQM, and 5 from PML-Q.
According to the updated party positions, the opposition has a total of 100 members, which includes 80 from the Sunni Ittehad Council, 8 independents backed by PTI, and 8 from JUI-F.
As a result of the court ruling, PML-N gained 15 additional seats, PPP 4, and JUI-F 3. The National Assembly now has 125 PML-N members, 74 from PPP, and 11 from JUI-F.
With these added seats, the ruling coalition now holds 237 seats in the 336-member house—surpassing the 224 needed for a two-thirds majority.
