COMMENT | Two political scientists, Mazlan Ali of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and James Chin of the University of Tasmania, have predicted that Muda is heading towards irrelevance.

In an interview with Free Malaysia Today, Mazlan opined that all Muda candidates are expected to lose their deposits while Chin foresaw Muda being blamed for Pakatan Harapan's defeat in marginal seats.

Total defeat likely but still reversible

I am one of the few analysts who argue that Muda’s participation in the state polls may produce a win-win outcome for the party and Harapan.

That possibility is based on a few strategies...