Speaking about his party’s results in Penang, he said: “We have lost two terms and we need to accept the fact that if we have seats but the candidates from any other BN component parties are stronger, then we should acknowledge them and give our support to the candidates.
“And, if there were seats held by another component party but our candidates seem stronger in those constituencies, then we may persuade them to give our candidates a chance to compete.”
He said his party had accepted the fact that it could not compete on its own strength and that it needed support and cooperation from BN member parties for victory.
“We need to collaborate with other BN component parties,” he told reporters after a community event here.
Ong, who is also International Trade and Industry Minister II, said that to date no decision had been made on the matter at the top level.
He also said Penang MCA had submitted the list of candidates to be screened by the top leaders. Half of them are new faces.
In the past general election, Penang MCA lost all of its 10 state seats and four Parliamentary seats.