The ruling alliance aka PDM 2.0 needs to have a two-thirds majority in the parliament to accomplish the constitutional amendment.
On Sunday, both treasury and opposition legislatures indulge in the ‘political drama’ to woo the JUI-F supremo Maulana Fazulur Rehman’s crucial votes to pass the Constitutional Amendment from the Parliament.
The rainbow coalition led by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz needed 224 votes to pass the constitutional amendment out of 336 members of the Lower House of Parliament, while in the Senate the required number stands at 64 out of 96 senators of total strength of the Upper House of the Parliament.
Party position
The treasury benches got 214 members against the opposition's 101 MNAs. To get the thing done, the PMLN-led alliance needs 13 more votes for the required constitutional amendment.
Party position in Senate
As per the Senate website, the ruling coalition strength stood 54 including at PPP (24), PML-N (19), BAP (4) and MQM-P (3). There are four independent senators.
Right now, the government eye 9 crucial senate votes to pass the constitutional amendment.
The opposition in the Senate stood at 31 including PTI 17 seats, JUI-F (5) and ANP (3). It is to clarify that BNP, SIC, MWM, National Party, and PML-Q have one seat each in the Upper House of the Senate along with an independent senator.
