ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party is all set to emerge as the single largest party in the Upper House with the completion of the crucial process of Senate elections today (Wednesday).

All the candidates from Sindh and Punjab (11 from each province), seven general seats from NWFP and one general seat from Islamabad have already been elected un-opposed as a result of a political understanding reached between various political parties.

Secretary Election Commission Kanwar Dilshad told Dawn that the elections will now be held only on 19 seats including 11 seats in Balochistan, four seats of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATAs) and two seats each reserved for women and ulema and technocrats respectively.

The Secretary Election Commission said the National Assembly will meet today (Wednesday) at 9 am with the Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq in the chair to elect four Senators from FATA. He said only the senators from FATA will cast their votes in the process. He said the provincial election commissioners will preside sessions of the NWFP and Balochistan assemblies. He said election on one National Assembly seat from FATA is yet to be held and thus the number of voters will be eleven.