BN confident of 15 Penang seats, can regain state, say sources



By Jahabar Sadiq
Editor
April 09, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 Barisan Nasional (BN) is assured of retaking Penang from Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in a subsequent elections, with sources saying today an internal consult shows 15 seats have been in a bag though expects a debate opposite diseased Malay care in PKR as well as PAS to produce more dividends.
The Malaysian Insiderunderstands which Datuk Seri Najib Razak is assured which Gerakan secretary-general Teng Chang Yeow can energize a celebration to go head-on opposite Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, whose DAP has a lion's share of PR's twenty-nine seats in a 40-seat state assembly.
Umno is assured of gripping a eleven seats it won in Penang in Election 2008. Map pleasantness of pdkselayang.blogspot.com
"BN is operative hard in Penang as well as can win it behind especially with await from a Malays," a bloc source toldThe Malaysian Insider.
He pronounced Umno is expected to keep a eleven seats it won in Election 2008 as well as add a few more during a expense of PKR as well as PAS. PKR has 9 seats while PAS has usually one in a current state assembly.
"Umno is campaigning opposite a diseased care shown by PKR as well as PAS in a state. Everything is about a DAP as well as Lim Guan Eng. There is no group in Penang," he added.
Another source pronounced Najib, who is BN chairman as well as budding minister, has been pulling his Umno colleagues in Penang to work harder as well as get behind a state, which is a tip priority together with Selangor in a entrance elections.
BN sources say Najib as well as his deputy Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin have been rallying their celebration members to ramp up their activities as elections have been expected as early as June. BN has up to April 2013 to call for polls whe! n a fede ral mandate expires.
"The focus seems to be upon Selangor though tip BN leaders additionally want to take behind Penang, especially Gerakan which considers it their home base," a Putrajaya source said.
He forked out which Gerakan boss Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon was since another tenure in a Senate to ensure he leads a celebration in a entrance choosing campaign. "Dr Koh won't be in a government though he wants to make certain all hands have been upon rug to beat DAP," he added.
The Malaysian Insiderhas learnt which Gerakan as well as a MIC have been additionally assured of winning behind a little of a seats they mislaid in Election 2008. While Umno usually mislaid three seats then, Gerakan mislaid all a 13 seats, MCA mislaid all 9 as well as MIC mislaid a two seats it had.
"Gerakan as well as MIC can win behind though there is a little concern about MCA. BN has mislaid scarcely 80 per cent of a urban Chinese vote as well as which affects MCA," a Putrajaya source said.
BN has been harping upon various issues, particularly a sale of land in Bayan Mutiara to developers, in a debate to win behind Penang although Lim has been seen as a renouned personality to keep Penang in PR's hands for another term.
The state recorded a top unfamiliar direct investment (FDI) in 2011 with RM9.1 billion, with Selangor entrance in second during RM8.74 billion.
Lim has credited a success to his competency, accountability as well as clarity (CAT) model in attracting investment to a island state though BN says a little of a effort should be common with a work when it ruled a state as well as additionally federal agencies which brought investors there.
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