Speaking to reporters, Anwar said the party elections were a strictly internal matter and would not affect the administration of the federal or state governments.

“There’s no reshuffle. This is a party election. If there are any issues to raise, they can be brought up in the special meeting on Wednesday,” he said.

A slew of prominent incumbent PKR divisional leaders were knocked out over the last two weekends as members elected lesser-known figures in the party’s divisional polls.

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Akmal Nasir, and Adam Adli were among the party bigwigs who suffered defeats.

Anwar added that he assessed ministers and government officials based on their individual performance, not political posts.

While Anwar has ruled out a reshuffle, there is precedent in Malaysian politics for Cabinet changes following party elections.

After Umno’s 2009 polls, then prime minister Najib Razak reshuffled his Cabinet and appointed several newly elected party leaders to ministerial posts.

Former trade minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who had just been elected as Umno deputy president, was promoted to deputy prime minister and also handed the education portfolio.

The defence portfolio went to Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, a close ally of Najib and one of Umno’s newly elected vice-presidents.