PESHAWAR: The unofficial results of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local body elections placed PTI in the lead with victory in 32 out of 64 tehsil councils.
JUI-F has won in seven tehsil councils and is in the leading position in four tehsil councils. Meanwhile, independent candidates have succeeded in seven tehsil councils and are in the lead in one council.
The results show that the count for 54 out of 64 tehsil councils is complete. According to the unconfirmed results, PTI succeeded in 32 tehsil councils and is in a leading position in seven tehsil councils.
PML-N has been successful in two tehsil councils and ahead in three councils while JI succeeded in three councils and is in the leading position in one council.
Meanwhile, PPP has won in one tehsil council and is in the leading position in one council, while Awami National Party (ANP) has succeeded in two tehsil councils.
Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan for a successful win in the second phase of the KP LG polls while criticizing the Opposition leaders, saying that the people of KP have “emphatically rejected the traitors who sold out foreign masters.”
After the results started to pour in, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said: “PTI’s success in the KP elections has proved that the nation stands with its dignified leader.”
