00:00A study by a think-tank has found that Barzhan National will not have any problem retaining the I.R. Kuning state seat in the by-election tomorrow, although its 18,000-vote target may be difficult to achieve.
00:15In describing Saturday's by-election as a litmus test on several matters, Ilham Center said the polls will gauge the effectiveness of the alliance between BN and Pakatan Harapan, especially in terms of securing a huge number of votes.
00:30However, the center said a majority of the respondents surveyed felt that it would be difficult to achieve the target.
00:37Ilham Center said the main focus for the opposition is retaining the momentum in terms of winning the Malay votes, especially the youth who had backed BN in the last general election.
00:47There are 31,940 eligible voters in I.R. Kuning, with 55.97% of them being Malay voters.
00:55The last general election saw BN securing four Malay-majority polling districts in I.R. Kuning.
01:02Therefore, the by-election tomorrow will be an important battleground to determine if BN is able to defend its performance or whether these votes will return to BN's fault, the center said.
