00:00Former UMNO Youth Chief Khairi Jamaluddin says Ahmad Zahid Hamidi may keep Barisan Nasional in the unity government,
00:08even if BN and Perikatan Nasional perform strongly in Negeri Sembilan.
00:13Speaking on the Keluas Kejap podcast, Khairi said a strong BNPN showing could lead to pressure from UMNO and PN
00:21for Zahid to pull support from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
00:25However, Zahid was unlikely to rush into such a move, as the UMNO president currently had political leverage over Anwar.
00:34Khairi said Zahid could present BN as a responsible party that continues to support the Madani government
00:41even while fighting Pakatan Harapan at the state level.
00:46Podcast co-host Shahriel Hamdan had earlier described BNPN as the likely favourites in Negeri Sembilan
00:53because of their combined strength.
00:56Khairi also said the current political outlook was unfavourable to PH,
01:01especially with Sarawak and Malacca expected to hold elections next.
01:05Separately, he speculated that Bersatu could eventually work with PH again
01:10if the party fails to win any seats in Negeri Sembilan.
01:15Bersatu under Azmin Ali could still have influence in Solengor,
01:19where the party holds several state seats through assemblymen aligned with him.
01:24Khairi said this could be useful to Anwar if PH needs to defend Solengor,
01:28especially with Rafizi Ramlis Bersama potentially becoming a spoiler.
