QUETTA: Abdul Quddus Bizenjo will be elected as the new Chief Minister of Balochistan as no candidate has filed nomination papers against him.

The nomination papers for the post of chief minister of Balochistan were submitted in the assembly secretariat.

Meanwhile, Abdul Quddus Bizenjo submitted 5 nomination papers but no other candidate submitted nomination papers in the stipulated time, the Secretary Assembly will scrutinize the nomination papers.

In this situation, the success of Abdul Quddus Bizenjo is certain. Once the nomination papers are declared valid, he will have to get a majority vote from the House to become newly elected Chief Minister. He must get the votes of 33 members.

Sources said once the support of the majority of the assembly is established, the Balochistan governor will issue an official notification for his appointment.

The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), which has 24 members in a house of 65, has already nominated Bizenjo for the post of chief minister and Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali for that of speaker, which fell vacant after the former had resigned.