Bizenjo becomes Balochistan CM unopposed  

Quetta: Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) leader Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has been elected as new chief minister of Balochistan on Friday (October 29), GNN reported.

Bizenjo will take oath as the new chief minister of Balochistan in a swearing-in ceremony at Governor House in Quetta at 4pm.

As per reports, Governor Syed Zahoor Agha will administer the oath to Bizenjo.

The chief minister's seat was vacated after former Balochistan chief minister Jam Kamal Khan stepped down from the post on Sunday.

Following his announcement, disgruntled members of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and the Opposition, who had gathered at Bizenjo's residence, celebrated their triumph by flashing victory signs.

Following CM Khan's resignation, Bizenjo had also resigned from the post of Balochistan Assembly speaker.

BAP MPA Abdur Rehman Khetran submitted Bizenjo's nomination papers in the assembly secretariat earlier in the day.

"It will be the first time in history that a Balochistan chief minister is elected uncontested," said Khetran while speaking to the media.

While Bizenjo is likely to be elected unopposed, he will have to prove he has the support of the majority in the assembly, which amounts to 33 MPAs.