1997 general election: The PPP won the largest number of seats in the 1993 election and Benazir Bhutto became prime minister at the head of a coalition government.[19] However, on 5 November 1996, President Leghari, a former ally of Bhutto,[20] dismissed the government 2 years early for alleged corruption and abuse of power.[21] The allegations included financial mismanagement, failing to stop police killings, destroying judicial independence and violating the constitution.[22] A number of PPP party members were detained including Bhutto's husband Asif Ali Zardari who was accused of taking commissions for arranging official deals.[22]