The 2026 normal election course of in Azad Jammu and Kashmir has superior with the announcement of outcomes from two constituencies in Bagh, the place the Pakistan Peoples Celebration (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secured one seat every.
PPP candidate Sardar Zia Qamar received LA-15 Central Bagh, defeating PML-N’s Mushtaq Minhas after repolling was performed at 9 polling stations. The outcome marked an vital victory for the PPP within the area.
In LA-16 Jap Bagh, PML-N candidate Sardar Mir Akbar Khan defeated PPP’s Sardar Qamar Zaman. Mir Akbar Khan acquired 20,793 votes in opposition to Qamar Zaman’s 16,963, profitable by 3,830 votes.
The outcomes adopted repolling at a complete of 23 polling stations throughout the 2 constituencies, bringing the electoral course of in Bagh to completion.
With the addition of the Bagh outcomes, the PML-N’s total tally has reached 25 seats, making it the most important parliamentary social gathering within the AJK Legislative Meeting. The PPP stands second with 12 seats.
The PML-N’s elevated energy has additional improved its prospects of forming the federal government in AJK. Nevertheless, the ultimate parliamentary steadiness is but to be decided, as by-elections stay pending in seven constituencies throughout Rawalakot and Sudhanoti.
The remaining contests are anticipated to play an vital function in figuring out the energy of the incoming authorities and the opposition within the meeting.
The PML-N has maintained a robust place all through the completely different phases of the 2026 elections, whereas the PPP has secured a number of vital victories and stays the principal opposition pressure.
The Bagh outcomes had been intently watched due to the realm’s political significance in AJK. The break up between the 2 main events has given either side a notable foothold within the area, whereas the upcoming by-elections might additional reshape the meeting’s political panorama.
