However, Masiung said this proposal has yet to be approved by GRS chairman Hajiji Noor, the Daily Express reported.
He said the remaining 21 seats could be allocated to national parties aligned with GRS.
Masiung, who is the Kuamut assemblyman, said GRS should practise caution in forming alliances, referring to the failed “Kinabalu Move” in January 2023.
He said the current cooperation with Pakatan Harapan is strong and could continue into the polls, potentially enabling them to form the state government again.
PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar yesterday said her party was aiming to contest at least 13 seats in the state election.
She expressed hope that PKR president Anwar Ibrahim would negotiate with PH components and other allied parties contesting the election to help achieve that target.
Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today said the coalition is open to holding talks with any component party in the unity government on seat allocations for the state election, but emphasised that any agreement must be mutually satisfactory.
On Friday, GRS deputy chairman Jeffrey Kitingan said the public would have the final say in determining who the ruling coalition will join forces with in the election.
Kitingan said while GRS would work with anybody for the sake of political stability, they would need to “listen to the rakyat”.
Earlier this month, Hajiji said GRS was prepared to contest in the state election on their own if the decision by PH and BN to cooperate was final.
Hajiji said GRS had consistently held that local Sabah parties should be the backbone and must head the state government, without sidelining the important role national parties played in the larger political framework.
GRS and PH are currently allies in Hajiji’s government, while BN sits in the opposition in the state assembly with Warisan. However, all four parties are allies in the federal government.
Anwar, who is the PH chairman, later said he was optimistic that the three coalitions would be able to reach an agreement on the matter.