As expected, the message of ceasefire between the two allied parties has been received by both sides.

The escalation of tension and conflict between the two future and rival candidates for the office of Prime Minister Maryam Nawaz and Bilawal Bhutto is not in the interest of the establishment and the current setup.

It was already anticipated that if the fight intensified, the establishment would intervene and stop it and the false flowers of hope blooming in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would wither before opening.

After the meeting between the Interior Minister and the President, the wires have been shaken, and within the next one or two days, a complete ceasefire will take place.

Then, instead of friendly fire, attacks will again begin on the real enemy positions of PTI.

The N-Leaguers (Noonis) and People’s Party members (Peepliays) have always been ideological rivals and still are but compulsions and political expediencies have pushed them toward a coalition style of governance.

Mr. Zardari perhaps will not take any government position after the next elections, but his wish is to pave the way for Bilawal Bhutto to become the next Prime Minister.

Bilawal is a young man of his own mind and will he follows his own thinking and his own path. Whether the difference is with the establishment or with coalition partners, Zardari keeps reconciling him, but many times he fails and is compelled to obey his only son and heir.

On the other side, the political effects of Nawaz Sharif’s move to make Maryam Nawaz Sharif the Chief Minister of Punjab have started to appear.

In the beginning, the authoritative style and independent attitude of Chief Minister Maryam were not liked by many circles.

Whether it was meetings with bureaucrats or parliamentary gatherings, she expressed her autonomy and independence and she still does.

Like her father Nawaz Sharif, she dislikes critical advice in public gatherings however, she listens carefully and accepts sincere advice given privately.

Both Maryam and Bilawal have an advantage over other young politicians and that is that from the very start of their political careers, because of their inheritance, they gained a charismatic status.

Bilawal and Maryam shone at the beginning because of this very reason. Wherever they go, people are drawn to them because of their political background.

But having charisma is not a personal achievement its cause is the past.

The real test is to transform from a charismatic personality into a practical and heart-winning personality.

Bhutto and Imran were charismatic from the start, but through their narrative and their ability to touch hearts, they conquered the majority.

Benazir Bhutto came into politics as a charismatic personality, but after enduring severe tests of prison and hardship, she was refined.

She had genuine love for the poor and helpless.

She would hug sweating women wearing torn clothes, and she loved to stop and express affection for barefoot, runny-nosed children playing in the streets.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto used to take the names of his workers in public gatherings to show how deeply he loved his people.

In many rallies, in his passion, he would drop the microphone or throw his clothes or personal items toward the poor to please his followers.

The open-sleeved people’s suit became fashionable because of him.

With public language and political taunts, he could lift the emotions of his crowd to their peak.

Despite a hundred disagreements with Imran Khan, it must be admitted that he surpassed everyone in building and spreading a narrative.

His handsomeness and cricket career gave him charisma, but he learned the art of speech in politics and through that, he dominated.

His charisma could not win him the early elections, but his narrative took root among the people, and that brought him popularity.

Bilawal is adorned with a better international vision, and because he was raised under Benazir Bhutto’s guidance, he has a clear grasp of ideological issues.

As the heir of his grandfather and mother, surely, love for the poor and the masses must be deeply embedded within him.

But unlike Bhutto and Benazir, he does not mingle with the public.

He does not embrace people like Bhutto did; he does not sit in gatherings with sweaty laborers.

After Benazir Bhutto, the People’s Party has failed to build any narrative in Punjab and until the PPP wins more than 25 seats in Punjab, Bilawal Bhutto becoming Prime Minister will not be possible.

Everyone knows that the establishment wants to continue running the current setup, and this has been publicly indicated as well.

Between Bilawal Bhutto and Maryam Nawaz, Maryam currently seems to be the more favored by the establishment.

One thing is clear to everyone the real contest is in Punjab.

The true political battle with Imran will take place in Punjab.

And if Maryam manages to deliver in Punjab, only then can the PML-N and the establishment move toward elections.

Maryam Nawaz was charismatic from the beginning, but the Sharif family has always had a constant issue neither of the two elder Sharifs ever won hearts through oratory; they succeeded in politics because of their work.

Among her family, Maryam Nawaz has now become the best speaker.

At the Suthra Punjab event, the way she expressed solidarity with the sanitation workers, her speech must have entered the hearts of those workers and every listener.

By becoming a companion and sympathizer of the sweepers, she must have struck a deep emotional chord.

Since becoming Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz has launched over 100 new projects, but most of them remain only attractive on paper and in speeches; their ground impact is still limited.

However, Suthra Punjab is the first program through which, for the first time in the region’s history, the government has reached the villages.

In villages, the symbols of government used to be the Numberdar, Patwari, and Station House Officer (police inspector) symbols of oppression and exploitation.

For the first time, state and government services have reached the villages in the form of sweepers.

A sweeper is a symbol of service and humility, and thus, the state and government will now be recognized not by awe and force, but by service.

The positive effects of this project will surely bring change in the villages.

The expectation is that after the ceasefire, the situation will calm down.

However, the competition between Bilawal and Maryam will continue and it will.

In reality, this fight started much earlier than its time.

If this clash had occurred close to the elections, it would have been understandable but for now, it is inexplicable.

From this conflict, Maryam has gained political advantage.

Her Punjabi narrative, though it may cause provincial divisions, is still better than having no political narrative at all.

One cannot win in politics by performance alone rather, both narrative and performance together guarantee lasting success.