JOHOR Menteri Besar Hasni Mohammad has told reporters in Johor Baru that he will meet Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar at 5pm today, according to media reports.

Hasni, the Benut assemblyman, is believed to be meeting the Johor ruler to request the state assembly be dissolved for snap state elections. 

He told reporters he would be meeting Sultan Ibrahim after leaving an Umno Johor meeting at 3.30pm today.

Earlier today, Hasni and the Umno Johor division chiefs had held a meeting to discuss the possible dissolution of the state assembly. 

Rumours of snap elections in the state began after the death of former menteri besar Osman Sapian last year. Osman represented Kempas.

The Barisan Nasional-Perikatan Nasional government in Johor holds a slim one-seat majority over Pakatan Harapan.

The 56-member Johor assembly consists of 16 Barisan Nasional assemblymen, 12 Perikatan Nasional, and 27 Pakatan Harapan. – January 22, 2022.