Aliasgar said although they are related, “things are different in politics”.

He said it is possible for him to beat the senior politician, and is hoping that what happened in the Kota Belud parliamentary seat in GE14, when Munirah Majilis defeated her uncle, Salleh Said Keruak, will happen in Sulaman.

Aliasgar will take on Hajiji, the incumbent, and Parti Cinta Sabah’s (PCS) Rekan Hussein in the Sept 26 polls.

Speaking to reporters after filing his nomination papers at Dewan Seri Sulaman this morning, Aliasgar said he is confident of doing well.

He said the announcement by PPBM president Muhyiddin Yassin that he will nominate Hajiji as chief minister if Gabungan Rakyat Sabah wins the elections will not affect his chances of victory.

“They can nominate anyone, even I can offer myself as chief minister candidate. But for us in Warisan Plus, we only have Shafie Apdal as our CM candidate,” he said.

In the last general election, Hajiji won the seat with a 7,774-vote majority, defeating candidates from Warisan and Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah (PHRS).