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TANJONG KARANG: Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) can secure a big win in the next Sabah state election if they join forces, based on trends in past elections, said UMNO secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.

He said the cooperation between the two coalitions has become a benchmark, as this element was key to their significant wins in three state by-elections -- Ayer Kuning in Perak, Mahkota in Johor and Nenggiri in Kelantan.

“We’ve seen how we managed to win in polling districts that we had never won before, particularly in areas with non-Malay majorities, all because of this cooperation.

“So why should we be arrogant and refuse to work with others? UMNO is an open and dynamic party,” he told reporters after opening the Tanjong Karang UMNO division delegates meeting here today.

Asyraf Wajdi further said that negotiations between PH and BN for cooperation in the Sabah state election have reached 98 per cent completion.