Karim is the state minister of tourism, creative industry and performing arts, as well as state minister of youth, sports and entrepreneur development.

Abang Johari, who is PBB president, said there would be no reshuffle to his Cabinet following the outcome of the party elections, DayakDaily reported.

He said the vice-presidential contest has nothing to do with the reshuffling of the Cabinet and Karim “will go on as usual”.

In the PBB elections last night, Satok assemblyman Ibrahim Baki secured the highest number of votes for the post of vice-president in the PBB’s Bumiputera wing.

Karim secured only 669 votes, placing him fifth out of the six candidates vying for the four vice-presidents’ posts.

He later said that it was up to Abang Johari to decide on his Cabinet posts and said he was willing to step down if required.

Abang Johari also gave an assurance that the winners and losers in the party elections would continue to be part of PBB.

“This means no one totally loses, no one wins everything. Those who lost are still part of the PBB team,” he said.