Sir: The Lodhran by-elections have once again established the superiority of the PML-N over the PTI. The seat in question was previously held by Jahengir Tareen. However, his son Ali Tareen failed to hold on to the seat after the tough political contest that transpired leading up to the election. Syed Iqbal Shah was declared the victor by a large margin of votes. He led a field of ten candidates by 27,000 votes against the main opponent. In the previous by-election, a PML-N candidate won the Chakwal seat. The heavy turn-out was in favour of Iqbal Shah, a relatively weak contestant. This winning streak is phenomenal for any party. If this trend continues, then the PTI has no chance at winning the 2018 General Elections. Political pundits have already declared the PML-N the likely winner of the next elections. Nawaz and Maryam have congratulated Syed Iqbal Shah for his victory. JAVAID BASHIR Turbat Published in Daily Times, February 15th 2018.