He said the landslide wins prove false former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s claim that BN would lose under the leadership of Najib.

In a statement issued here today, Abdul Rahman, who is urban wellbeing,housing and local government minister said Mahathir’s Anti-Najib Campaign had failed and the Opposition was split and incoherent and seemed incapable of administrating a government.

“The people trust BN under the prime minister’s leadership to deliver economic development and security,” he said.

Abdul Rahman said the people had demonstrated that they were against any attempt to topple a democratically-elected government.

He said Mahathir must accept the democratic will of the people, even if it was not aligned to his personal interests.

“‎It would serve him better to retire quietly now, rather than‎ subject himself to further humiliation,” he said.

Mastura Mohd Yazid polled 12,653 votes to retain the Kuala Kangsar seat for the BN by a 6,969-vote majority, beating Dr Najihatussalehah Ahmad of PAS (5,684 votes), Dr Ahmad Termizi Ramli of Amanah (4,883) and Independent candidate Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary (54).

Mastura is the widow of MP Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad, who died in a helicopter crash in Sarawak on May 5. Noriah Kasnon, who was the MP for Sungai Besar, was also killed in the accident, which necessitated the by-election in Sungai Besar.

That by-election was won by Sungai Panjang state assemblyman Budiman Mohd Zohdi, who garnered 16,800 votes to record a 9,191-vote majority. He beat Azhar Abdul Shukur of Amanah who obtained 7,609 votes and Dr Abdul Rani Osman of PAS who got 6,902 votes.

– BERNAMA