Tehrik-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan initially supported General Musharraf, but when pro-government parties joined hands to form the National Alliance, Imran Khan did not join it. Soon after, he leveled charges of pre-poll rigging against the government, with Tariq Aziz, Principal Secretary to General Musharraf, the main target as the mastermind behind pre-poll rigging in the Punjab. Tehrik-i-Insaf adopted a multi-pronged strategy that was designed to appeal to all classes of people.