Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has consolidated its lead over the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) as it won majority of the seats in the second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) general elections.

As results were awaited from two constituencies, the PML-N has grabbed 14 seats including from refugee constituencies while the PPP won five seats in the second round of elections.

Polling was originally scheduled in nine territorial constituencies — five in Muzaffarabad district and two each in Neelum and Jhelum Valley districts — besides all 12 refugee constituencies.

However, the Election Commission deferred polling in LA-27, Muzaffarabad-I (Kutla) until Tuesday after polling staff and election material could not reach the constituency because of landslides and bad weather that blocked the Neelum Valley road and its link roads. Polling at 71 of the 174 polling stations in LA-28 Muzaffarabad-II (Lachhrat) was also postponed until Tuesday for the same reason.