PML-N's Hamza Shahbaz elected CM Punjab with 197 votes

PTI supported Ch Pervaiz Ilahi has refused to accept the election of CM Punjab and alleged PML-N leaders for torturing him

PML-N leader and son of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif,  Hamza Shahbaz has been elected Chief Minister Punjab with 197 votes amid ruckus in the Punjab Assembly. 26 PTI dissidents cast their votes for Hamza Shahbaz. After much wait and delay due to a ruckus, the session finally started, with Deputy Speaker Mazari in the chair once the assembly's order was restored.   

Ahead of the vote, three PTI members of the Punjab Assembly were arrested for attacking Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari as the party boycotted the session to elect the new chief minister.

So Ch Pervaiz Ilahi received no votes. Hamza Shahbaz was elected as the new chief minister with 197 votes. 

While his rival Pervaiz Elahi did not receive any votes as his party and PTI had boycotted the polls. Ch Pervaiz Ilahi has refused to accept the result and announced that no such election took place today in the Punjab Assembly. He also hinted that he will not issue the notification of the election. 

Hamza Shahbaz  is the third member of his family to be elected as chief minister of Punjab. Earlier, his father Shehbaz Sharif, who is now the PM, and his uncle former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had also held the post. 

The session was scheduled to start at 11:30am. However, it was delayed as government lawmakers PTI and PML-Q resorted to violence. 

Earlier, the lawmakers of the ruling party had thrown "lotas" at Mazari first, attacked Mazari and pulled his hair despite the presence of security guards. The deputy speaker left the hall after this and the session was delayed. 

Before assaulting Mazari, the PTI lawmakers caused a ruckus when they brought "lotas" to the house and started chanting "Lota, lota" (turncoats) as they lashed out at dissident PTI MPAs who parted ways with the party and decided to support the Opposition. 

As the situation got intense and requests were made for the police to control the situation, the anti-riot force personnel entered the assembly wearing bulletproof jackets and made the arrests of the PTI MPAs. The police entered the premises of the Punjab Assembly through the old building and took control of the situation.

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