The announcement follows the Pakatan Harapan coalition’s bruising defeat in the Negeri Sembilan state election on Saturday.

DAP chief Anthony Loke’s defeat in Chennah, which he has represented for 13 years, is a big blow to the ruling coalition’s largest party.

In Negeri Sembilan, the Pakatan Harapan coalition was washed away by a wave of Malay unity that could determine the outcome of the next general election.