PENANG Barisan Nasional (BN) is confident of winning more than two parliamentary seats in the coming general election, its chairman, Musa Sheikh Fadzir, said. 

He said in addition to contesting the Kepala Batas and Tasek Gelugor seats it won in the 2018 polls, the coalition will go all out to capture Balik Pulau, Permatang Pauh and Nibong Tebal as well.

“Insya Allah, we will defend Kepala Batas and Tasek Gelugor… we will also try to win more than two seats… that is BN’s target (in Penang),” he told Bernama after chairing a state BN meeting in George Town today. 

In the 2018 elections, BN won Kepala Batas and Tasek Gelugor through Umno candidates Reezal Merican Naina Merican and Shabudin Yahaya. However, Shahbudin joined Bersatu in 2020.

Pakatan Harapan (PH) grabbed the lion’s share of the 13 parliamentary seats in the polls, with DAP winning seven seats and PKR, four. 

Musa said the state BN machinery is ready to be mobilised when needed. 

The state Umno chief also said the distribution of parliamentary seats in Penang has been completed and the candidates will be announced on November 2. – Bernama, October 30, 2022.