QUETTA: The independent candidates are leading in the Local Government Elections held in 32 Districts of Balochistan.
According to unofficial results independent candidates had won more than 1,300 seats in municipal corporations, municipal committees and union councils, followed by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) winning around 200 seats and the ruling Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) securing 71 seats.
Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party bagged 39 seats, National Party 33, Pakistan People’s Party 26, and Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) 18.