Puad cadang Pahang, Perak bubar DUN

Former Umno leader Puad Zarkashi has proposed that the Barisan Nasional (BN) dissolve the Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) in Pahang and Perak to allow for the formation of a new PRN in both states that are still governed by BN alongside Pakatan Harapan (PH). The former Batu Pahat parliamentary seat MP stated that cooperation between BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN) proved successful, as evidenced by their significant victory in the recent PRN Melaka.

Despite initial resistance, PAS managed to win two seats, which were considered challenging. Puad believes that it is only just for the DUNs of Pahang and Perak to be dissolved, acknowledging BN-PN's governance in the two states. The party secured 21 seats in PRN Melaka, with BN controlling half, and PN adding three more seats to the coalition.

The DAP won the remaining four seats for PH. PN had previously expressed a desire to expand its cooperation with BN nationwide ahead of the upcoming general election, even though there was opposition in Pahang and Perak. In late 2021, Pahang's Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, who is also Umno's deputy president, had stated that BN could retain the state, whether by cooperating with PH or PN or by contesting independently.

Two months prior, an Umno representative from Perak had warned that BN-PN cooperation could weaken Umno's position in the state. In the 2022 general election, BN and PN each won 17 DUN seats in Pahang, while PH took eight seats. BN subsequently partnered with PH to form the Pahang state government, with Wan Rosdy reappointed as the new chief minister.

In Perak, BN only secured nine DUN seats in 2022, but Umno leader Saarani Mohamad was reinstated as the chief minister after forming a state government with PH, which won 24 seats. PN had 26 seats in Perak's DUN.