The voting process for the Senate elections in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has ended after polling time was extended for 30 minutes till 5.30pm.

Elections were held for 11 Senate seats, including seven general seats, two women’s seats and two reserved seats for technocrats.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and other members cast their vote during the polling process.

Talking to journalists after casting his vote, Gandapur said that it is too early to say whether horse trading has taken place or not.

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“I will be able to comment only after the vote count. After the results, it will be clear whether the seat-sharing formula worked or not.”

Gandapur said that it would not be appropriate to talk prematurely before the results announcement.

Earlier, voting was suspended for a brief period over the seat allocation formula and other related issues, sources said.

A high-level meeting attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Opposition Leader Dr Ibadullah, provincial ministers, and key members of opposition parties held talks to resolve the differences.

In the 145-member KP Assembly, the opposition has 53 members, while the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) enjoys the support of 92 members.

Four government and three opposition candidates contested for the general seats from KP, while two candidates each from the government and the opposition ran for the women’s and technocrat seats.