BAGAN DATUK – Support from the Chinese and Indian communities for Barisan Nasional (BN) is showing an upward trend in the run-up to the 15th general election, claimed BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said the upward trend signals that Chinese and Indian voters have suffered enough for choosing Pakatan Harapan in GE14.
“The people must forego and forget the sufferings endured after GE14 and revert to supporting BN and give the party the mandate to form the government.
“Therefore, this is a good development because the voters’ sentiment and support towards BN has reached about 45%,” he told reporters after opening the Balik Bagan Datuk “Jom Balik Mengundi” (Let’s Return to Vote) Fiesta at the Bagan Datuk Waterfront Jetty here today.
Zahid also urged all candidates to increase efforts to convince as many voters as possible to support BN.
“I wish to call upon all candidates to double their efforts in convincing voters in their respective constituencies throughout the country to support BN. They must do it quickly because polling day is only a week away,” he said.
Zahid, who is the incumbent MP for Bagan Datuk and who has held the seat for six terms, said the election machinery at every constituency has been focusing on grey and black areas to ensure BN candidates can win by a comfortable majority.
He added that the support from young voters for BN has been shown to be at a high percentage and hoped this trend is maintained and translated into votes for the coalition on November 19.
Asked about a survey done by Merdeka Centre through social media which showed that the support of Malay voters for Perikatan Nasional was stronger compared to BN, Zahid said the BN does not just depend on surveys done by a specific institution for data or feedback.
“I have looked into data from not one but several institutions. The results of such surveys and feedback shows that the wave of support for BN candidates has increased, not just from one race,” he said.
The Election Commission has set November 15 for early voting and November 19 for polling day. – Bernama, November 12, 2022
