PTI, PML-N tap independents

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) started efforts for support of successful independent candidates to form the provincial government in Punjab. 

As many as 149 seats are needed to have majority in Punjab assembly while PML-N has secured 129 seats and PTI won 123 seats in recently held general elections. Besides PML-N, PTI and independent candidates, the other key players include PML (Quaid-e-Azam) with 7 seats and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) with 6 seats.