Polls may continue being unaligned for a while, says analyst

PETALING JAYA: While it would be more convenient to hold federal and state elections concurrently, the same scenario seen recently – when six states held their polls nine months after the general election – is still a distinct possibility in future election cycles, say observers.

Sarawak, Sabah, Johor and Melaka had their state polls earlier than the national polls, and this is likely to be repeated, they said.