ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)’s Senate candidate Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani secured fewer votes than expected as he was supposed to get at least 20 more votes, says former President Asif Ali Zardari.
PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari, opined that Gillani’s victory should have been by more than five votes. In fact, Gillani should have polled 20 more votes on way to his victory.
Responding to a question about Gillani’s plans to contest the election for the Senate chairman, Zardari said the party will decide about it and the PDM will take a formal decision on the matter.
Speaking about a scandalous video of Ali Haider Gillani instructing PTI MPs on how to waste their vote, Zardari said some people came to see him in Islamabad, but he soon realized that they were trying to trap him in a sting operation, so he immediately left and asked Bilawal Bhutto to throw them out.
To another question about speculations that Prime Minister Imran Khan might dissolve the assembly, the PPP stalwart replied: “In that case, we are ready to contest the elections.”
After a hotly contested electoral battle, Gilani emerged victorious against the ruling party’s Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday.
Gillani obtained 169 votes, whereas Shaikh got 164. One vote was not cast.
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