The energy and natural resources minister also said there was still some time before Parliament was dissolved, whether this year or next.

“Under the Constitution, advice (to the King) to dissolve Parliament is based on the decision of the Cabinet. That is very clear. It’s not the sole decision of the prime minister,” the PAS secretary-general said on the sidelines of an event here today.

On PAS’ efforts to revive its Muafakat Nasional (MN) pact with Umno, Takiyuddin said the party was waiting for Umno’s “top five” to hold their meeting to discuss GE15.

The top five Umno leaders refer to the president, the deputy president and the three vice-presidents, which includes Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

He said there was still plenty of time to hold discussions on reviving MN, adding that this did not depend on when Parliament was dissolved.

Yesterday, Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan said the party’s Supreme Council would decide on whether Umno would work with PAS in GE15.

According to Bernama, Ismail later said the meeting of the top five slated for Saturday had been postponed to a later date.

More ‘power’ for islanders

Earlier, at the launch of the overhead electricity grid line along the first Penang bridge, Takiyuddin said this would deliver 2,000MW to the island, providing a higher supply of power to the people.

He said the current supply to the island was only 1,130MW, which was expected to reduce to around 800MW when the Gelugor power station ends its service contract in August 2024.

The project, which Takiyuddin jointly-officiated with Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow, involves the construction of 31 power grid towers costing RM500 million along the bridge and is expected to be completed by 2024.