PAS is gearing up to fight DAP and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah), as well as BN in the next general election, said PAS Dewan ulama chief Mahfodz Mohamed.

"This is what happens when we choose to be alone. We will contest in more seats - including the ones contested by DAP and Amanah - because we don’t have any ties with them.

“We are not giving even a single seat to Amanah, even if it means that it will result in multi-cornered fights," Mahfodz was quoted as saying by The Star .

Mahfodz - who is also Johor PAS commissioner - said the Islamist party will still work with PKR, however, and that the two have already held talks in Johor regarding the matter.

“We have conducted meetings with Johor PKR on the choice of our candidates and we hope to finalise the names before the election,” Mahfodz said on the sidelines of a PAS entrepreneurship convention in Putrajaya today.

Commenting on the electorate, the ulama chief said PAS will now have the upper hand when it comes to Malay votes.

"Now that we are on our own, there’s a possibility that the Malay votes will favour us, even though we are losing the Chinese votes.

“Even though we have decided not to unite with Umno, I believe we have the Malay votes now that they realise that DAP is a threat,” he said.

He also dismissed Amanah's chances, saying that the splinter party's strength in politics has yet to be tested.