KUCHING, April 16 — Barisan Nasional (BN) has kept its two-thirds majority in the Sarawak state assembly and could win up to 51 seats, say coalition sources.
The Malaysian Insider understands that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parties DAP and PKR won some seats but PAS has lost in all five constituencies it contested.
“We won and can get up to 51 seats,” a BN source told The Malaysian Insider.
The result will come as a relief to the ruling coalition which scrambled at the tail-end of the campaign to ensure victory despite Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud being the main PR campaign fodder.
Taib is awaiting confirmation that he has retained his Balingian seat while Sarawak PKR chairman Baru Bian has unofficially won the Ba’Kelalan seat.
PR has touted Baru as the state chief minister should the opposition coalition win the election.
Bernama has reported that BN has won in Bukit Saban while sources also said that it has retained the Saribas and Satok state seats.
DAP is said to have won between 10 to 13 seats, delivering the lion’s share of PR’s victories.
