KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) will discuss with Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to ensure the party gets a fair share of seats in the 15th General Election.
PBRS secretary-general Richard Kastum said this was agreed upon during the party’s supreme council meeting on Tuesday (Oct 18).
He said the consideration should be given as PBRS is the only local component party in Barisan at present.
"The meeting decided that the Barisan leadership should give a fair seat distribution to PBRS in the coming 15th General Election.
"Contrary to what some parties might think, PBRS has successfully attracted many senior leaders from opposition parties as well as thousands of new memberships.
"This resulted in more support for PBRS throughout Sabah, where party divisions have been formed in almost every constituency in the state.
"Therefore, the supreme council has decided for a party delegation to discuss and share the leaders and grassroots supporters’ voice to Ahmad Zahid soon," said Richard in a statement.
PBRS is currently represented by one-term Pensiangan MP Arthur Joseph Kurup who is the party deputy president.
He won the seat in the 2018 election after succeeding his father and party president Tan Sri Joseph Kurup.
Joseph last week suggested that Barisan go solo in Sabah for GE15 instead of forming an electoral pact with the GRS state coalition.
Before this, the party had also voiced interest in fielding candidates in traditional KDM seats previously contested by former Barisan partners who left the coalition after GE14.
