KUCHING: PAS claimed it managed to give BN a run for its money despite losing in all the five Malay majority seats it contested in during the just-concluded state election
PAS state chief Adam Ahid said this yesterday when he told The Borneo Post that BN had to acknowledge PAS’ presence and not underestimate its strength in the PBB strongholds.
Adam agreed that the party had yet to gain the full support of the people and the BN machinery was too massive for them to handle.
Adam also said more Malays in Sarawak were matured in their political thinking and knew who should represent them, as evident by the swing of votes to the opposition this election. He was optimistic that the people will slowly accept PAS.
“The Chinese made their stand by voting for the opposition and displacing many SUPP candidates as they know who they want to be their representatives and now it is up to the Malays and other Bumiputeras,” said Adam, who lost to BN candidate Julaihi Narawi by 2,276 votes in Sebuyau.
Despite the defeat, Adam said PAS is regrouping and getting ready for the parliamentary elections.
He revealed that PAS would discuss with its Pakatan Rakyat comrades (DAP and PKR) on seat allocation, saying PAS would be interested in the parliamentary seats of Petra Jaya, Batang Lupar, Batang Sadong and Sibuti.