Politics of the Electables: A Case Study of Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract

This study elaborates the scenario of electables’ politics in Faisalabad, the third populated city of Pakistan. The study focuses upon historical overview of the political and electoral developments in the area and discussed the consequences of electables’ politics. The political and electoral representation of the Faisalabad in provincial as well as national legislative bodies was also expounded and outlooks of electables in the district and their changing affiliation towards various parties were also reviewed. The attitude of the populace with the opportunist politicians was also elaborated in this study. The study was output of the analysis of official documents as well as research manuscripts and interviews of the experts.