Underneath BN's glossy win, cracks emerge in its rural strongholds

BN sweeping 21 out of 28 seats in last Saturday's (Nov 20) Malacca polls have been described as a "landslide" and rightly so in terms of seat numbers, allowing the coalition to gain a two-thirds majority.

Public attention has largely focussed on the lashing Pakatan Harapan received after ceding 10 out of the 15 seats it won in 2018 and a BN resurgence which has spurred its confidence and started discussions of an early general election.

But underneath BN's glossy win, the Malacca polls have given insights into the country's changing political landscape.

Perikatan Nasional (PN), in particular...