analysis Politics is indeed a brutal business and especially when a political party reaps disastrous results in a general election.

Unsurprisingly, cracks have already appeared in the MCA top rung and voices in the party ranks have become louder, calling for a revamping of the entire leadership echelon through an early party election.

Several MCA sources speculated that the president Ong Ka Ting, should he delay party elections, would raise more suspicions that he intends to serve a personal agenda.