Pakatan-BN likely to retain Selangor, Negri, Penang, say analysts

KUALA LUMPUR: The groundswell of support drummed up by political heavyweights from both Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional in the first week of the campaigning period bodes well for the unity government alliance, which is likely to retain Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Penang when state elections are held on Aug 12.

The aggressive campaigning, especially political ceramahs and visits by Pakatan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, an attractive manifesto and sterling track records by the respective state governments are what will give the Unity Government alliance of Pakatan-Barisan the advantage of triumphing over their erstwhile rivals in the Perikatan Nasional bloc, political analysts and observers shared with Bernama recently.