Will Sg Bakap loss lead to same ending as Tg Piai defeat?

The Madani pact’s defeat in Sungai Bakap on Saturday echoed patterns from five years ago when Pakatan Harapan lost in the Tanjung Piai by-election.

In both elections, the ruling coalition failed to make meaningful gains with Malay voters, while the non-Malays chose to punish the government, culminating in an electoral drubbing that saw the opposition increase their vote share.

On the surface, failing to capture...