Political analyst Datuk Dr Zainal Kling said the double win can be used as a benchmark of public support although the political tsunami that swept during 2008 general election has not subsided.
"This is because we are yet to be sure of support by urban voters but there are signs that public support has returned to BN," he told Bernama here Sunday.
Zainal said this was due to hard work by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak who created policies like Government Transformation Plan (GTP), Economic Transformation Plan (ETP) and National Key Result Areas (NKRA).
"The BN government has to double efforts to maintain the existing momentum, because the opposition always come out with plans and agenda to attract interest of the people," he said.
INTI International University Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Ibrahim Ahmad Bajunid said BN cannot be too comfortable with the wins as history showed that small errors can lead to political tsunami like in 2008.
"However, Barisan Nasional is now on the right track to face the next general election," he added.
Lecturer of Law, Government and International Studies College at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Mohamad Faisol Keling said likens recent by-election defeats by the opposition as a political tasunami.
The opposition had tasted back-toback defeats since Galas by-election in Kleantan on Nov 4 last year.
Faisol said this proves that the people no longer accept the ideology promoted by DAP, PKR and PAS.
He feels that the results at Merlimau and Kerdau show the return of fencesitters especialy young voters to BN.
"We have to maintain this momentum as young people lost confidfence in BN in 2008. Recent by-election reasults show that voters are now rational and can differentiate good from bad," he added.
At Merlimau, BN's Roslan Ahmad beat PAS' Yuhaizad Abdullah with 3,643 majority while at Kerdau, BN's Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad beat PAS' Hassanuddin Salim with 2,724 majority.
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