Analysts believe the push by Umno leaders for the Johor state election to be held as soon as possible is not because the party is getting stronger but because Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional are weak at the moment.

Saying that he expects Johor polls to follow in the vein of November's Malacca state election, Prof Azmi Hassan from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia said that currently, BN-Umno has no problem facing state or general elections.

“(This) is not because Umno is in a strong situation...