His departure from the party was announced by Sarawak state assembly speaker Asfia Awang Nasar at a special press conference, Astro Awani reported.

According to Asfia, he received a letter from See on his resignation from PSB on Friday.

Though the contents of the letter were not revealed in full, Asfia was reported to have said that his office will be rearranging the seating in the state assembly to ensure that See was not seated with the opposition.

This would bring the number of opposition representatives in the Sarawak state legislative assembly down to five – three from PSB and two from DAP. The ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) holds the majority with 76 seats. See is now the lone independent representative.

Asfia also said that See did not provide any reason for leaving PSB.

See won the Batu Lintang seat in the 12th Sarawak state elections last December in a five-cornered contest against Sih Hua Tong (GPS), Cherishe Ng (PKR), Voon Lee Shan (PBK) and Alex Leong (Aspirasi).

Meanwhile, PSB secretary-general George Lo said, when contacted, that party president Wong Soon Koh will issue a statement on See’s departure soon.

See was sacked from PKR in April 2020. He then joined PSB the following month with Selangau MP Baru Bian, who had also left PKR.