BARISAN Nasional (BN) chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has poured cold water on the notion there was a “green wave” in Pahang, saying bloc’s victory in today’s Pelangai by-election was proof of this.

Zahid, who is also deputy prime minister, said BN’s win was earned thanks to the strong cooperation of its election machinery, including its allies in the unity government.

“This is a sign there is no green wave in Pahang, only a blue (BN) and red (Pakatan Harapan) wave, which is being increasingly accepted by Malaysians, God willing,” he said in a Facebook post tonight.

Zahid congratulated winning BN candidate Amizar Abu Adam and Pahang BN chairman Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail over the victory.

He thanked the Pelangai electorate and all those who contributed to BN’s win, including the grassroots and the Bentong Umno divisional leadership helmed by acting chief Mohammad Zaini Salleh.

Amizar won the state seat with a 2,949-vote majority after garnering 7,324 votes, defeating Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) Kasim Samat (4,375 votes) and Independent candidate Haslihelmy D.M. Zulhasni (47 votes).

The by-election was held following the death of Johari Harun, who was also Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman, in a plane crash in Shah Alam on August 17. – Bernama, October 7, 2023.