PUTRAJAYA, June 27 — Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has assured MCA and MIC that they will be given seats to contest in the coming six state elections.
Zahid, who is deputy prime minister, hoped his statement would put an end to speculations that certain component parties of BN would be sidelined in the state polls.
“I hope this will put an end to any rumours that certain BN components would be sidelined. I want to give this assurance to our friends in BN component parties,” the Umno president told reporters after launching the TVET Madani portal, here, today.
Selangor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu are expected to hold simultaneous state elections in the coming weeks.
MIC deputy president M. Saravanan was today reported as denying reports which said his party would be given seats to contest in Selangor.
On seat allocations between BN and Pakatan Harapan (Harapan), Zahid said the process is nearing completion.
Zahid said he is waiting for Harapan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to fix a date for talks to finalise the seat distribution for the two coalitions.
“I think it won’t be too far away. Several rounds of negotiations have been held between BN and Harapan," he said.
— Bernama
