SEREMBAN: Barisan Nasional, which formed an electoral understanding with Perikatan Nasional to contest the Aug 1 Negri Sembilan elections as a team, will get the mentri besar post if they emerge victorious, says Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias (pic).
The state Umno chief said Perikatan had explicitly made this declaration during the initial stages of their talks.
“Their leaders told us very clearly that the MB post will go to Barisan.
“There is no question about that,” he said when contacted.
Jalaluddin, who will be defending the Pertang seat, said that both sides did not discuss the mentri besar candidate or the allocation of exco seats.
“Our focus now is to win as many seats as possible in the election. We can take it from there later,” he said.
Jalaluddin, who was a senior exco member in the previous state government, said Barisan had many potential candidates for MB.
“We shall leave that to the party president. We are in no rush,” he said.
In the Aug 1 polls, Barisan will field candidates in 25 constituencies while Perikatan will fight for the remaining 11.
In the August 2023 polls, Barisan and Pakatan Harapan had contested the election as a team under the unity government banner.
Together, they won 31 out of the 36 state seats, with the remaining five going to Perikatan.
