Umno thanks MCA, MIC for bringing Chinese, Indian voters back to BN
Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki says BN’s support among Chinese and Indian voters improved significantly in the Johor and Negeri Sembilan polls this year.
Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties MCA and MIC have been commended by Umno for reviving Chinese and Indian voters to the coalition. Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki highlighted a surge in Chinese support for BN in the Johor state election, rising from 9.5% in 2022 to 20%. Similar growth was noted in Negeri Sembilan, with Chinese support increasing nearly twofold from 8.7% to 14%.
Umno also credited MCA leader Wee Ka Siong and MIC president SA Vigneswaran for their contributions to luring Indian voters, with Indian support for BN in Johor skyrocketing from 18.9% to 54.8%. In Negeri Sembilan, Indian support rose from 17.6% to 49.6%. BN secured the most Indian votes in both state elections, while Malay support nearly doubled, from 44.9% to 82.4% in Johor and from 45.8% to 79% in Negeri Sembilan.
The coalition claimed 25 seats in Negeri Sembilan and retained the state government in Johor, winning 48 out of 56 contested seats.
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