There are 130 general seats in Sindh, of which the PPP secured 71 of them and the MQM 39 in the last two general elections. Its clash with a section of the media did not win favour in the urban areas of Sindh. Blue-eyed boys of the party leadership continue to call the shots from behind the scenes, while Murad Ali Shah is as helpless as Qaim Ali Shah earlier. Anti-PPP forces banded together in the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) have re-emerged on the political landscape of Sindh. The Sindh United Party (SUP) enjoys a relatively good reputation among the educated and nationalist-minded segment of Sindhi society.

Source: The Express Tribune February 23, 2018 06:11 UTC