The Umno president arrived at Johor menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi’s residence in Jalan Hassan Al-Attas here, where the gathering was held, at 8.16pm.

Also present were Umno vice-president Khaled Nordin, Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan and Johor BN chairman Hasni Mohammad.

Others seen at the gathering were BN secretary-general Zambry Abdul Kadir and Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi, who is also Johor state assembly speaker.

It was learned that the gathering was to discuss matters pertaining to the 15th general election (GE15), which is expected to be held in the near future.

In the Johor state elections held in March, BN was given a huge mandate after winning 40 out of the 56 seats it contested.

In GE14, Pakatan Harapan won 18 of the 26 parliamentary seats, while BN took the rest.