PML-N leader Hamza Shehbaz on Friday filed a petition in the Lahore High Court, seeking the august house's help in holding an “immediate” election for Punjab chief minister in the provincial assembly, Aaj News reported.

Hamza, who is the son of Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, filed the petition through his lawyer Azam Nazir Tarrar. He has made speaker, deputy speaker, and Punjab IG parties in the case.

“The post for Punjab chief minister is vacant from April 1. The assembly secretary and administration officers are following the illegal orders of [Chaudhry] Parvez Elahi [Hamza’s contender in the election],” read the plea.

It alleged that an unintended delay was being caused in holding the election for the Punjab CM, adding that Hamza Shehbaz was the “affected contender” in such a delay. “The Punjab Assembly cannot be delayed under Article 130. Parties have failed in fulfilling their duties.”

The plea further read that the assembly has been declared a “no go area” in order to “stop” lawmakers from casting their votes and create a hurdle in the constitutional process.

“The court by summoning the Punjab Assembly session should immediately conduct an election for Punjab CM and declare the decision to seal the assembly, illegal,” it read.

The LHC asked all the parties to submit their replies by April 11.

Separately, Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari also moved the LHC against Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s decision to “illegally” strip the former of his constitutional right to summon the House session.

“Parvez Elahi’s April 6 decision to stripping the petitioner of its constitutional right should be declared null and void,” it read, adding that the session has twice been delayed.

Moreover, both sides of the aisle in the Punjab Assembly are trying to make their number complete ahead of the election by contacting different groups of lawmakers in the province.

Aaj News reported that the PML-N shifted the opposition lawmakers to a different hotel because of the security situation.