Successful independent candidates were eager join the dominant Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), according to reports.
Independent winners for NA-178 (Muzaffargarh-III) Jamshed Dasti, NA-108 (Mandi Bahauddin-I) Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, NA-169 (Vehari 3) Tahir Iqbal Chaudry and another successful Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) candidate were all vying to join the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz in the National Assembly.