Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed said that 1,521 out of 2,180 winning candidates belonged to the Ideology Group. PHOTO: FILE
Both groups contesting the union council-level party elections of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) have claimed to have won with majority in Lahore.
The Union Group, led by Ahsan Rasheed, and the Ideology Group led by Mehmood-ur-Rasheed held separate press conferences on Wednesday to announce their victories over the other.
Ahsan Rasheed said out of the 1,988 winning candidates, 1,481 were from Unity Group.
Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed said that 1,521 out of 2,180 winning candidates belonged to the Ideology Group.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, another PTI leader said that no candidate was allowed to disclose his/her affiliation with any group under the code of conduct for the elections.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2013.
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