PENANG Umno chief Musa Sheikh Fadzir expects the party to be given more seats to contest in the state in the next general election.

He said this is because seats contested by Gerakan in the last general election will be distributed among Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties.

“A decision on seats contested by Gerakan will be made by the BN leadership, and I hope Umno will be allowed to contest more seats in Penang,” he said.

Musa, who is also Bukit Mertajam Umno division chief, told reporters this after opening the Bukit Mertajam Wanita, Youth and Puteri Umno delegates meeting in Butterworth today.

In the last election, BN contested in all 40 state and 13 parliamentary seats in Penang, with Gerakan contesting in 13 state and four parliamentary seats, Umno (15 state, five parliamentary), MCA (10 state, five parliamentary) and MIC (two state).

Gerakan quit BN on June 23, 2018 after the coalition’s defeat in the polls and joined Perikatan Nasional in February last year. – Bernama, October 9, 2022.