Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants Johor Umno to rise again and win more seats in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15).

He said as the birthplace of the party, Johor Umno, which has always been Umno's stronghold, needed to rise again to help the party control the government.

"Even though Umno is the government in Johor, but this time (in GE15) we believe Umno will win more (seats) in Johor," he told reporters after the state-level Bangkit 15 programme yesterday...