“If I had been chosen (CM), I would have promoted growth in the region. The people have another opportunity right now, and they ought to choose my son Makhdoomzada Zain Qureshi. Additionally, I was questioned by a few PTI office-holders whether I should not nominate my son for PP-217, but I replied that we would be running against the turncoat.” PTI Members In The Punjab Assembly Defected: After 25 PTI members in the Punjab Assembly defected, the election commission disqualified them, leaving the PP-217 seat empty. In the 2018 general election, Mr. Qureshi ran for both a national and a provincial seat, but lost to Salman Naeem, an independent who later joined the PTI to form the Usman Buzdar government before defecting after Imran Khan was ousted as prime minister following a vote of no-confidence in the national assembly.