Najib Meets BN Component Leaders

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 16 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak held a meeting with leaders of the Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties here Tuesday night.

The meeting is believed to have a bearing on preparations for the upcoming 13th general election.

The two-hour meeting, at the Prime Minister's official residence Seri Perdana, is also believed to be one of a series of meetings to be held by the coalition, amidst speculation by various parties that the general election would be held soon.

Among the first to be seen entering the Prime Minister's residence was Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

He was followed by MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek; Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) president Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud; and People's Progressive Party (PPP) president Datuk M.Kayveas.

Others included Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon; Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Datuk V.K. Liew; Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), president Datuk Seri Dr James Jemut Masing; Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan and BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.