Zaid’s party is taking advantage of a three-way split in PKR
SUNGAI PETANI: Zaid Ibrahim’s Kita is eyeing at least 15 seats in Kedah, five of them parliamentary seats.
PKR seats are the new party’s main targets, according to Kedah Kita chairman Zamil Ibrahim.
“With the right strategies and candidates, we have a fighting chance to replace PKR in Kedah,” he told FMT.
“We are also a multi-racial party led by a former federal minister.”
He said PKR’s Kedah chapter had split into three factions mainly because the leadership was sidelining and isolating those who supported Zaid in last year’s PKR elections.
“One must remember that Zaid received a lot of support and votes from PKR Kedah in his fight for the deputy presidency. That support can be transformed into Kita votes.”
In the last general election, PKR went for the following parliamentary seats in Kedah: Langkawi, Alor Star, Kuala Kedah, Merbok, Sungai Petani, Padang Serai and Kulim-Bandar Baru. It lost only in Langkawi and Alor Star.
In the state contests, it fought for Kuah, Bukit Kayu Hitam, Pedu, Derga, Bakar Bata, Gurun, Bakar Arang, Sidam, Lunas and Kulim, but won only the last three . It gained another seat—Bukit Selambau—when the independent victor, V Arumugam, joined it after the election.
Kita is likely to contest all these seats in the next election.
Zamil said Kedah Kita was already shortlisting potential candidates.
He claimed that many PKR members were ready to join Kita but would wait until the next dissolution of Parliament and state assemblies.
He said these potential defectors included party and state officials, town councillors, village heads and directors of government-linked companies.
SUNGAI PETANI: Zaid Ibrahim’s Kita is eyeing at least 15 seats in Kedah, five of them parliamentary seats.PKR seats are the new party’s main targets, according to Kedah Kita chairman Zamil Ibrahim.
“With the right strategies and candidates, we have a fighting chance to replace PKR in Kedah,” he told FMT.
“We are also a multi-racial party led by a former federal minister.”
He said PKR’s Kedah chapter had split into three factions mainly because the leadership was sidelining and isolating those who supported Zaid in last year’s PKR elections.
“One must remember that Zaid received a lot of support and votes from PKR Kedah in his fight for the deputy presidency. That support can be transformed into Kita votes.”
In the last general election, PKR went for the following parliamentary seats in Kedah: Langkawi, Alor Star, Kuala Kedah, Merbok, Sungai Petani, Padang Serai and Kulim-Bandar Baru. It lost only in Langkawi and Alor Star.
In the state contests, it fought for Kuah, Bukit Kayu Hitam, Pedu, Derga, Bakar Bata, Gurun, Bakar Arang, Sidam, Lunas and Kulim, but won only the last three . It gained another seat—Bukit Selambau—when the independent victor, V Arumugam, joined it after the election.
Kita is likely to contest all these seats in the next election.
Zamil said Kedah Kita was already shortlisting potential candidates.
He claimed that many PKR members were ready to join Kita but would wait until the next dissolution of Parliament and state assemblies.
He said these potential defectors included party and state officials, town councillors, village heads and directors of government-linked companies.
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