Khairy: Still too early for BN to decide going solo in next GE

It is too early for BN to decide on going solo in the next general election, said Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin.

Khairy (above) said although the party won the Malacca state election, BN needed to do an in-depth study on the statistics, especially in terms of the 65 percent of voters who went to the polls yesterday, before making any such move.

“The question is whether this (landslide victory in Malacca) means BN will be able to go solo in the next GE. I think the party has proven something, that BN still has strength at the grassroots level.

“But we have to accept the fact that the Malacca polls saw only 65 percent who went to the polls and 35 percent did not go. In any decision that will be made, we have to think about whether Malacca is an accurate representation of the (next) GE or not," he told reporters after the handing over of assets at the Rembau District Health Office.

Meanwhile, Khairy congratulated the BN party machinery led by Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan as well as state Umno Liaison Committee chairperson Ab Rauf Yusoh and Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali, for winning 21 state assembly seats in the polls yesterday.

“Overall, the compliance with standard operating procedures (SOP) - although there were some other cases, it was acceptable… or moderate. So far, all parties have managed to adapt to the new campaigning style, this is a model for the Sarawak state election later,” he said.

- Bernama