IT is too early for Barisan Nasional (BN) to decide on going solo in the 15th general election (GE15), Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin said.

He said although the party won the Malacca state elections, BN needs to do an in-depth study on the statistics, especially in terms of the 65% 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 proved something, that BN still has strength at the grassroots level,” he told reporters after the handing over of assets at the Rembau district health office.

“But we have to accept the fact that the Malacca polls saw only 65% who went to the polls and 35% 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.”

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

“Overall, the compliance with the standard operating procedure… 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 elections later,” he said. – Bernama, November 21, 2021.