Wong, who is Sabah agriculture and food industries minister, said the understanding would always be that PPBM would not step foot in the state.

“If they come in, they would have to consider fighting with us in the elections then.

“Of course, we can’t stop them from coming in because this is a democracy but don’t you think they would want to stand in the elections if they were to come in?

“We are not talking about PPBM’s entry as the understanding is there that they will not come to Sabah,” the Tanjung Aru assemblyman told FMT.

Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin earlier today said PPBM was in talks with Warisan on whether to set up shop in Sabah due to demands from people in the state.

However, the PPBM president said the party’s foray into Sabah would depend on the green light from Warisan, the dominant party in the state.

“If all can join Warisan, it would be easier, but if they want to join PPBM, we will consult Warisan first before setting up branches there,” Muhyiddin was quoted as saying in The Star.

Muhyiddin said this when commenting on a report that some 2,000 Sabahans residing in the peninsula had applied to become PPBM members.