The motion in the Penang state legislative assembly to vacate the seats of four Perikatan Nasional representatives should not apply to Bersatu assemblypersons as they did not jump parties, a party leader has said.

According to Bersatu information chief Senator Razali Idris, the representatives were elected in the 2018 general election as part of Bersatu and remain in the party to date.

"The Penang legislative assembly under Pakatan Harapan-BN will only abuse its majority power to remove legally elected assemblypersons, without a valid reason, as they want to weaken Bersatu...