PAS will defend its 37 seats in the Kelantan assembly while Bersatu will defend eight in the upcoming state elections, state PAS deputy commissioner Nik Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said.

He said the seat allocation formula will be the same one used in the last general election (GE).

“Under the formula, the seats won by Barisan Nasional in the last state polls will be given to Bersatu to contest.

“This was agreed in our previous meetings, and if there is any change to this, we will inform everyone,” he was quoted as saying in a Sinar Harian report today.

Nik Amar said PAS is prepared for the polls, which must be held by June, and that candidates have been shortlisted.

He said Menteri Besar Ahmad Yaakob, who is also Kelantan PAS commissioner, will make the final decision on the candidates.

Perikatan Nasional, of which PAS is a component, recently said it will use the Islamist party’s logo in the state elections like it did in the last GE.

Elections in six states – Kedah, Penang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Kelantan, and Terengganu – are expected to be called by the second week of August.

The polls are to be held within 60 days of the state assemblies being dissolved. – April 23, 2023.