Penang PBM chief Alan Oh said the notion that Penang was a DAP stronghold and could not be won was “outdated”.

He said while that might have been the case for the past three general elections, voter sentiment had changed vastly.

Oh said Penangites were ready for change as they were upset with the status quo.

He said PBM had the best collection of grassroots leaders who were hardworking men and women of all races and age groups, being former members of PKR and Gerakan.

Oh said they were real Penangites and knew what the locals wanted and acted on local interests. He added that the 8,000 party members in Penang were mainly ordinary folk without any political links.

“I am not saying taking over Penang is going to be easy. But with the strategic alliances that we plan to have with other parties, we can win big.

“Like Malaysia, we want to give Penang a big reset by 2030. Penangites, like other Malaysians, are tired of parties dominated by certain race groups,” he told reporters after introducing the Penang PBM team here today.

Oh said Penang voters now had a credible third option, as an alternative to existing political parties.

Earlier, Oh introduced PBM’s Penang line-up and the six main areas of focus for the party, namely, the power of various races, women power, youth power, economy, education, and technology.

Among notable personalities in Penang PBM are former Jelutong PKR division chief David KP Ong, who was with the party for the past 12 years, and former Tanjong PKR division chief Chua Kheng Ee.

Oh was previously Bagan PKR chief and was with the Pakatan Harapan component for 15 years. The interior decorator and architect had also served as Anwar Ibrahim’s Chinese community coordinator in Permatang Pauh.