GRS confident of winning more than 40 seats in Sabah polls

GRS confident of winning more than 40 seats in Sabah polls

Among the 55 seats being contested by GRS includes 40 it had held prior to the state assembly's dissolution last month.

GRS is in a good position to defend many of the 40 seats it held before the state assembly’s dissolution, said coalition chairman Hajiji Noor. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA:
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah chairman Hajiji Noor has expressed confidence the coalition will be able to win more than 40 of the 73 seats up for grabs in the Sabah state election, thereby winning a simple majority to form the state government.

Hajiji said his confidence was rooted in the strength of the coalition’s machinery, the cohesive cooperation among component parties, and the support received from people on the ground.

He believes that GRS is in a good position to defend many of the seats it held before the state assembly’s dissolution, including Lumadan and Klias, Bernama reported.

“We are contesting for 55 seats and I am confident we will win more than 40,” the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah president said.

Gagasan Rakyat is vying for 35 seats, followed by Parti Bersatu Sabah (11), Usno (two), and Parti Cinta Sabah and Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah (one each).

Five candidates are contesting as direct GRS members.

Among the 55 seats being contested by the coalition are 40 it had held before the dissolution of the 16th Sabah assembly last month.

Winning 37 seats would give the party the simple majority needed to form the next state government.

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