State polls to cost more than RM420mil if not held concurrently, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: If will cost the government more than RM420mil if Selangor, Penang, Negri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu do not hold their respective state polls concurrently, says Ramkarpal Singh.

The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said higher cost would be incurred as there would need to be repeated planning for separate state polls.