Kedah BN, Harapan set up unity leadership council for state polls

 

BN and Pakatan Harapan today agreed to establish the Kedah Unity Leadership Council as a platform to prepare for the state election this year.

Kedah BN chairperson Mahdzir Khalid (above) said BN and Harapan have also agreed to set up four committees under the council, namely for seat consultation, election, strategic communications and manifesto.

“Mahfuz Omar, as the Kedah Harapan chairperson, and I as the state BN chairperson, will jointly head the council.

“Each committee will be jointly chaired by leaders and members from both parties,” he told a media conference after chairing a BN-Harapan meeting in Alor Setar today.

Mahdzir said BN and Harapan leaders have also agreed to hold a round table discussion on April 17 aimed at strengthening cooperation and unity to face the state election.

On seat allocations, Mahdzir said discussions between the two coalitions will continue based on the principles or framework that have been set.

“To strengthen further what we are already doing, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to visit Kedah during Ramadan for a breaking of fast event and after Aidilfitri for another event here as well,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mahfuz said a unity convention will be held on May 20 which will determine the workings of the respective party machinery so that the people can be approached effectively.

“Once the convention is done, we can gauge the number of seats targeted to be won… I am very confident that with unity, we can wrest (the state government), Kedah Madani will be next after Malaysia Madani,” he said.

- Bernama