PTI is supporting PML-Q's Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Lahore: Amid ongoing political turmoil, a crucial session of the Punjab Assembly to elect a new Leader of the House after Usman Buzdar resigned from the position has been adjourned till 11:30 am Sunday.
Nomination papers for the Chief Minister slot can be submitted till 5 pm in the Secretary Punjab Assembly office and scrutiny of nomination papers will be held at 6 pm.
Voting for the new leader of the House will be conducted through the division on Sunday.
On Friday, Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar accepted the resignation of Usman Buzdar.
Earlier, the session today held to announce the election schedule began with a delay of over four hours.
It is pertinent to mention here that PML-N's Hamza Shahbaz has emerged as a strong candidate to secure the assembly's confidence after the support of the Jahangir Khan Tareen group following a meeting between the leaders of the two sides in London.
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