BN Negeri Sembilan to contest all 36 state seats

Barisan Nasional (BN) Negeri Sembilan has declared its intention to contest all 36 seats in the upcoming 16th State Legislative Assembly election. The coalition's Deputy Chairman, Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias, confirmed that seat allocations, including those for coalition partners MCA and MIC, are still under discussion but will be finalized later. BN aims to field a mix of experienced and new candidates, a decision endorsed by UMNO President Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who also chairs BN.

Jalaluddin, who also leads the UMNO Negeri Sembilan Liaison Body, stated that UMNO is preparing its candidate list for consideration. The State Legislative Assembly was dissolved on June 5, 2024, by the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun, to make way for the state election. In the previous election (PRN15) in August 2023, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition secured 17 seats, UMNO (BN) won 14, and Perikatan Nasional (PN) took five seats.

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MCA and MIC will also be considered in the seat distribution in this PRN, but the final decision will be made later.

BN is scheduled to hold a meeting soon to detail all election-related matters, including the specific seats each party within the coalition will contest. UMNO Negeri Sembilan is reportedly in a state of readiness, mobilizing its machinery in preparation for the upcoming polls.

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UMNO state is in a state of readiness and mobilizing the machinery to face this PRN.