With 207 seats in bag, 6-party alliance still shy of two-thirds majority in NA

ISLAMABAD: The recently formed six-party alliance will have a clear majority of 207 members in the upcoming National Assembly for the formation of the next government, according to data shared by representatives of the member parties.

The alliance comprising Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQMP), Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PMLQ) and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) would also get constitutional posts of National Assembly speaker and deputy speaker very easily.

The collective strength of the alliance makes a clear majority in the NA, but remains short of two-thirds majority, which needs the support of around 224 MNAs in the lower house of parliament.

In the house of 336 members, 169 votes are the magic number for the formation of a government, and around 224 are needed for two-third majority.

The PMLN has emerged as the largest parliamentary party with 108 members after adding 20 reserved seats for women and four for the minorities. The PMLN got elected 75 members for the National Assembly and after nine independents joined it, the tally reached 84. With the allocation of 20 reserved seats for women and four for minorities, its total strength has reached 108 members in the house.

The PPP has 54 elected members and after addition of 12 reserved seats for women and two for minorities, its total strength in the National Assembly has reached 68 members.

The total number of PMLN and PPP MNAs makes the magic number of 169, needed for the formation of a government as members of both parties have a total strength of 168 members.

The MQMP got elected its 17 members in the general election and with the addition of four reserved seats for women and one for minorities, its total strength becomes 22 members in the NA.

The PMLQ got elected three members and with one independent joining it, and addition of one reserved seat for women, its strength in the NA has reached five.

The IPP got elected its three members to the National Assembly.

Out of 99 independents, who got elected in general election 2024, 81 PTI-backed have joined the Sunni Ittehad Council, while eight independent candidates opted not to join any party and got the status of independents in the National Assembly.

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUIF) got elected six members and was allotted two reserved seats for women, making its total strength eight in the National Assembly.

Other parties including Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan, Balochistan Awami Party, Balochistan National Party (BNP), National Party, Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and PML-Zia got one seat each in the National Assembly.