Party Election
In March 2012 PTI announced to hold U.S.-style intra-party election, according to a press briefing the U.S.-style candidate nomination and ticket-awarding process, PTI would aim to introduce local caucuses on district levels throughout the country. Aspiring candidates would undertake debates and undergo primaries to win a party ticket for contesting on Provincial Assembly or National Assembly seats. The elections are scheduled to hold after massive membership drive with the target being four million registered members for their electoral college. If these election takes place PTI would become Pakistan's first political party to hold intra party election, even though the law does not require it to do so.
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