The session and voting are being presided over by the newly-elected Speaker Owais Qadir Shah, who earlier took oath from the assembly's new members who missed the inaugural session on Saturday.
Shah, as the nominee of the PPP for the top office in the province, is sure to win the election against Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan's (MQM-P) Ali Khurshidi due to the majority his party enjoys in the provincial legislature.
It should be noted that Shah has served twice as Sindh's chief minister from 2016 to 2018 and then 2018 to 2023. This will be his third time on the same post if elected.
Shah's nomination papers were submitted by Ghulam Qadir Chandio, Saleh Shah and Naeem Kharal on his behalf a day earlier.
Khurshidi, on the other hand, has served as a member of the provincial assembly for the MQM-P from 2018 to 2023. He was elected again from PS-119 (West IV), with 22,424 votes.
Although the PPP has the majority in the Sindh Assembly to elect its CM, the MQM-P decided to field its candidate as a formality to not let Shah be elected unopposed, said a party spokesperson.
The MQM-P candidate, 38, has been elected to the Sindh Assembly seat from Orangi Town for the second consecutive time. He obtained an undergraduate degree in Electronics from Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology in 2007.
Khurshidi was elevated to the slot of parliamentary leader by his party during the assembly.
A day earlier, the assembly elected PPP's Syed Awais Qadir Shah and Anthony Naveed as the new speaker and deputy speaker as the majority of the lawmakers voted for them.
Today's session will be convened by the newly-elected Sindh Assembly Speaker Syed Awais Qadir Shah and the elections for the CM will also be overseen by him.
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