ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz Monday admitted that internal strife was the core reason behind the setback suffered by PTI in the first phase of LG polls in KP.
Talking to journalists, Shibli Faraz said that the “PTI contested elections against PTI” in the province.
“PTI would have won elections in 14 districts had this not been the case,” he added. The minister said that they have learnt a lesson from the elections, adding that they would change their strategy for the next elections in the province.
He said that they will focus on party discipline and will activate the lower cadre of the party. Giving reasons behind the defeat in the elections, the minister admitted that they failed to activate its workers.
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He claimed that PTI was the most popular party in the country, adding that the overall performance of the party was better in the elections. The minister also condemned the incidents of violence during the elections. The party’s discipline will be maintained at all costs in the next elections, vowed Shibli Faraz.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the ruling party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the centre, is facing defeat in the KP local body elections.
According to unofficial and unconfirmed results, PTI lost the mayor elections in Peshawar, Bannu, Kohat and Mardan.
According to the unofficial results from 30 tehsils, the JUI-F is leading with 13 seats, followed by the ruling PTI (6), PML-N (3), Awami National Party (3), Jamaat-i-Islami (1) and PPP (1). Meanwhile, independent candidates have secured three seats.
