The upcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) will see a strong contest between the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), whereas Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) is lagging behind the two.
This was revealed in two surveys conducted by Gallup Pakistan and Pulse Consultant. Gallup Pakistan asked the respondents who they will be voting for on November 15. Some 27% responded that they would vote for PTI, 24% said PPP, and 14% said PML-N.
Similarly, Pulse Consultant survey revealed 35% would vote for PTI, 26% said PPP and 14% said PML-N.
Gallup Pakistan and Pulse Consultant survey show a gap of 3 per cent and 9 per cent, respectively between the PTI and PPP. But both results reveal that PTI is the first choice, PPP second and PML-N third.
The surveys also show that Prime Minister Imran Khan is the most popular leader in GB followed by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Nawaz Sharif while Gallup Pakistan survey revealed only 3 per cent named Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz as the most favourite leader.
All three have campaigned in the region last week. In the Gallup survey, 31% said elections would be completely fair, 29% said they would be fair to some extent while 28% felt they could not say anything.
As per the Gallup survey, 66 per cent of GB locals are in favour of converting GB into a province, while 28 per cent were against it.
