ANALYSIS Following the sacking of Abdul Khalid Ibrahim from PKR, the looming question is what's next for the now party-less Selangor menteri besar.

Constitutional lawyer Syahredzan Johan said Abdul Khalid's sacking has no bearing on his position as menteri besar so long as he continues to command majority support in the state assembly.

Therefore it is expected in the next few days, Pakatan Rakyat will move to win over its 43 state assemblypersons, including Abdul Khalid's loyalists.

When Pakatan is confident it has the numbers to oust Abdul Khalid, Syahredzan said one option is to move a motion of no confidence against the menteri besar in the state assembly.

However, Abdul Khalid may pre-empt this by asking the Selangor sultan to dissolve the state assembly and pave the way for fresh polls.

"He can actually request for dissolution without having a vote of no confidence or any show of support by the majority," Syahredzan told Malaysiakini ...