The election results brought many surprises on Friday morning as heavyweights lost the battle to PTI-backed independent candidates.
A similar political upset was reported in Lahore as PML-N stalwart and former federal minister Khawaja Saad Rafique lost his seat to PTI-backed independent candidate Sardar Latif Khosa.
According to the election results, the renowned lawyer and PTI-backed Latif Khosa grabbed 117,109 votes in NA-122 constituency of Lahore.
Khawaja Saad Rafique of PML-N could get 77,907 votes in the closely watched contest.
The defeat of PML-N veteran with a huge margin of around 40,000 votes is a setback to the party in its stronghold of Lahore.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the PML-N veteran showed grace as he congratulated Latif Khosa.
In his statement on X, Khwaja Saad Rafique accepted his defeat with an open heart and prayed for the upcoming parliament.
