In May 2008, Wattoo along with his associates left Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) and joined Pakistan Peoples Party[4] and served as the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions, he also led Pakistan Peoples Party's provisional chapter of Punjab only to witness a complete failure in Punjab 2013 elections where cricketer-turned-politician - Imran Khan's centre-left party - the PTI had, challenged Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz, and had developed a following. He tendered his resignation soon after the elections,[5] but he was asked to continue by PPP's Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari upon recommendation of PPP's Punjab Executive Committee.[6]