All eyes on state polls as battlelines now drawn, says analysts

PETALING JAYA: Eyes will be on how the pendulum swings in the coming state polls now that battlelines between the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional coalition and Perikatan Nasional are becoming clearer, say analysts.

Political scientist Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian said the state polls would be closely watched, particularly in Selangor and Penang because this was the first time that the Pakatan and Barisan were working together against a formidable opposition coalition.