Puad cadang BN adakan PRN Pahang, Perak selepas ini

Former Batu Pahat MP Puad Zarkashi has proposed that Barisan Nasional (BN) should dissolve the State Legislative Assemblies (DUN) of Pahang and Perak in the near future to allow for the formation of a new PRN. Puad, who spoke to the media, said that the cooperation between BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN), which recently resulted in a landslide victory in Melaka's PRN, has proven effective.

Initially, BN seemed hesitant to contest at least 21 DUN seats, but the support from PAS in overcoming perceived tough constituencies proved beneficial.

Puad argued that the dissolution of DUN in Pahang and Perak would cement BN-PN's rule in both states. He posted this on Facebook, stating that the BN-PN coalition's governance in the two states is the only way forward. The BN secured 21 seats in Melaka's PRN, with PN adding three more to the coalition, while DAP won the remaining four. Prior to the upcoming general election, PN had expressed its intention to expand its cooperation with BN across the country, despite opposition in Pahang and Perak.

Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, the former Menteri Besar of Pahang, who also serves as the deputy president of Umno, had previously stated that BN could retain the state regardless of whether they cooperate with PH, PN, or contest alone. Similarly, an Umno representative from Perak had warned that BN-PN cooperation could weaken Umno's standing in the state.

In the 2022 general election, BN and PN each won 17 DUN seats in Pahang, while PH took eight seats. BN then formed a coalition with PH for the state government, with Wan Rosdy reappointed as the Chief Minister for the second term. In Perak, BN only won nine DUN seats in 2022, but Umno leader Saarani Mohamad was reappointed as Chief Minister after forming a state government with PH, which secured 24 seats. PN had 26 seats in Perak's DUN.