A study conducted by the Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research (NASR) indicated that one-third of voters who supported BN in last November’s general election switched their allegiance to Perikatan Nasional in the recent state polls.

The study compared results in six states: Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Penang.

“In general, in all six states that have just held state assembly elections, as many as...