Maryam Nawaz Rejects Bilawal’s Claim, Says People Decide Election Results, Not the StateMaryam Nawaz rejected Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s claim that the state decides election outcomes. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has strongly rejected Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s claim that the state decides who wins elections, saying it is the people—not the state—who determine election results. Responding to Bilawal’s recent statement, Maryam Nawaz said the public alone has the authority to decide the outcome of elections through the power of their vote. Maryam Nawaz further said that after the Gilgit-Baltistan elections, the Prime Minister of Pakistan invited Bilawal Bhutto and supported the PPP in forming its government, demonstrating respect for the public mandate. Her remarks came in response to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s allegation that the state had already decided that PML-N would win the recent elections, a claim Maryam Nawaz firmly rejected by insisting that electoral decisions rest solely with the people.