Majeed got 35 votes while Raja Farooq Haider Khan of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) managed only 11 votes. Muslim Conference and Muttahida Qaumi Movement legislators also voted for Majeed.

President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah congratulated Majeed after his victory.