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6:47PM — Opposition takes lead in key hot seats
Based on ground reports, DAP candidates are leading in the early stage of the count. Tony Pua is leading by 1,800 votes in Petaling Jaya Utara. Fong Kui Lun is similarly leading by 3,000 votes in Bukit Bintang. Hannah Yeoh is leading the Subang Jaya state seat.
In Klang, DAP's Charles Santiago is also leading at this very early stage. PKR's S Manikavasagam is also in the lead in neighbouring Kapar.
6:55PM — Poor turnout in opposition's favour?
A very poor turnout in Taiping, especially among the Malay voters, is expected to cause some problems for incumbent M Kayveas. Similarly poor voter turnout in Selangor's Kapar and Klang, again among Malay voters, could benefit PKR and DAP in both seats.
7:05PM — PKR in unassailable lead in Bukit Tambun
PKR's Law Choo Kiang has taken an unassailable lead of 1,500 votes for the state seat of Bukit Tambun. This may be the first Penang seat to fall to opposition hands.
Early reports indicate DAP candidates are leading in many Penang state seats.
7:10PM — Latest updates
- Opposition parties are leading in all key seats in Penang
- Teresa Kok leading by 10,000 votes in Seputeh
- DAP leading both Petaling Jaya Utara state seats
- Edward Lee from DAP leading in Bukit Gasing
- In Sarawak, PKR leading in Limbong and DAP in Bandar Kuching.
- PKR's Dr Xavier Jayakumar leading in all streams in Kota Raya state seat
- PKR's Tian Chua leading in Batu by 3,743 votes.
7:15PM — DAP retains Kuching
DAP's Chong Chieng Jen has retained Kuching with an increased majority of 10,000 votes according to unofficial results. Chong won the seat in 2004 with a 2,000 majority.
7:20PM — ISA candidate Manoharan wins seat?
Hindraf leader M Manoharan, who is being held under the Internal Security Act, is reported to have taken the Selangor state seat of Kota Alam Shah (unconfirmed).
7:27PM — Nurul Izzah ahead in 3 out of 14 polling stations
Nurul Izzah Anwar is leading at three out of 14 polling stations at the Lembah Pantai parliament seat.
Meanwhile, PKR's Azmin Ali is leading in both the Gombak parliamentary seat and the Bukit Antarabangsa state seat.
7:36PM — Victory parades banned, says police chief
Police chief Musa Hassan has announced that all political parties are not allowed to hold victory parades after the results are announced. He said this is to prevent 'untoward incidents'.
7:40PM — Tony Pua increases lead
In Petaling Jaya Utara, Tony Pua is now leading by 4,000 votes.
DAP also retained its Tanjung parliamentary seat in Penang as well as taking a large lead in all three state seats under that parliamentary seat.
Wee Choo Keong, standing under a PKR ticket, is leading in Wangsa Maju.
7:45PM — Unofficial: Tony Pua wins PJ Utara
Tony Pua has helped DAP has reclaimed Petaling Jaya Utara.
Meanwhile, Janice Lee has won the state seat of Teratai, which is under the Pandan parliament seat.
7:43PM — Tian Chua leading in Batu
PKR's information chief Tian Chua in on the way to cause an upset in Batu by leading Gerakan's Lim Si Pin by 7,089 votes
7:50PM — PAS retains Kelantan: PAS president press secretary
According to Roslan Shahir Mohd Shahir, who is the press secretary of PAS president Hadi Awang, PAS has unofficially won 31 of the 45 state seats.
He said that PAS' Nasharuddin Mat Isa has beaten Umno's Awang Adek Husin in Bachok. Awang Adek, who is deputy finance minister, also lost in the state seat of Perupok, which is under Bachok.
7:51PM — Kit Siang on the way to win Ipoh Timur
DAP leader Lim Kit Siang has retained his Ipoh Timur parliamentary seat and his party is also leading in all three state seats — Canning, Tebing Tinggi and Pasir Pinji, Pasir Puteh Utara.
7:54PM — Unofficial: DAP's Tan Seng Giaw retains Kepon
The incumbent is leading in all 13 polling stations.
7:58PM — Voter turnout tops 70 percent
At 7.30pm, voter turnout nationwide was reported at 70 percent, but the figure is expected to go up as more information comes in.
Election Commission head Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman.told a press conference in Putrajaya that turnout was highest in Kelantan and Putrajaya (81% each), followed by Terengganu and Perlis (79%), Selangor (74%) and Pahang (73%).
The lowest turnout was for the Federal Territory of Labuan at 59 percent. Generally, about 70-75 percent of voters come out to vote for each general election.
8:01PM — Unofficial: Opposition on the way to take over Penang
The combined DAP-PKR_PAS opposition is running hot in the state by winning 17 state seats and needing only another four to form the state government.
8:03PM — Teresa Kok retains Seputeh, wins Kinrara
Incumbent MP for Seputeh Teresa Kok has retained her seat with a huge majority of 20,000 votes. She has also won Kinrara, a state seat under Puchong in Selangor.
8:15PM — Blogger Jeff Ooi has big lead in Jelutong
DAP's Jeff Ooi is leading in the Jelutong parliamentary seat and the party is also leading in all three state seats in Jelutong — Datuk Keramat, Sungai Pinang and Batu Lanchang.
8:20PM — Opposition closer to taking Penang
Having unofficially won 17 of the 40 state seats in Penang, the opposition is currently leading in six other seats with a wide margin. They need to pick up just another four seats to take over government in the island state.
8:15PM — DAP reclaims Kota Melaka
DAP has won Kota Melaka, a seat which the party lost in 2004.
8:17PM — Sothinathan looks shaky in Teluk Kemang
As it stands, reports from the ground indicates incumbent K Sothinathan is facing a tough fight against PKR's Kamarul Baharin Abbas.
Meanwhile Port Dickson's MIC candidate T Rajagopalu is also facing a tough fight against PKR's M Ravi and independent Jeeva Kumar Marimuthu.
8:27PM — Ramasamy knocks out Koh in Batu Kawan
Unofficial — Prof P Ramasamy has defeated outgoing Penang chief minister Koh Tsu Koon by a majority of 3,000 votes. Koh is the most senior BN leader to have lost so far.
8:35PM — MIC Youth chief behind PAS in Kota Raja
MIC Youth chief SA Vigneswaran is trailing behind PAS candidate Dr Siti Maria Mahmud in the state seat of Kota Raja, which is under the Klang parliamentary seat. Vigneswaran is parliamentary secretary to the Youth and Sports Ministry.
8:32PM — Samy trails by 1,300 votes
PKR's Dr D Jeyakumar is presently leading by 1,300 votes in Sungai Siput. However there are sill more than 20,000 votes to be counted. Samy Vellu has been the Sungai Siput MP since 1974. Samy Vellu claims today is his 72nd birthday.
8:39PM — Kit Siang: Political tsunami
This is from Lim Kit Siang's blog: here is a political tsunami in the 12th general election, with the Barisan Nasional suffering probably its biggest setback in history. From available reports, DAP has won victories, in some cases with huge majorities, in the following parliamentary seats:
- Bagan
- Tanjong
- Bukit Glugor
- Ipoh Timur
- Batu Gajah
- Petaling Jaya Utara
- Seputeh
- Kepong
- Bukit Bintang
- Cheras
- Bandar Kuching
- Sandakan
- Segambut
- Kota Melaka
DAP is leading in the following parliamentary seats:
- Sarikei
- Serdang
- Klang
- Taiping
- Beruas
- Teluk Intan
- Jelutong
- Bukit Bendera
- Batu Kawan
For state assembly seats, DAP has won
- Subang Jaya
- Teratai
In Penang, the three state seats of Tanjong and Bagan have also been won by DAP. Other Penang state seats won by DAP are Air Puteh, Prai, Batu Lanchang, Pulau Tikus and leading in all the other state seats contested by DAP. DAP has also won new state seats in Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Malacca and Johore.
One of the most noted state assembly win is the Sri Tanjong seat of Tawau, Sabah.
8:45PM — Tengku Adnan wins Putrajaya
Controversial minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor retained his Putrajaya parliamentary seat, where most of the voters are civil servants. He bagged 4,038 votes against PAS Mohd Noor Mohamad's 1,304.
8:46PM — Unofficial: DAP retains Ipoh Barat and three state seats
Incumbent M Kulasegaran obtained a majority of 1,056 while the three state seats in the parliamentary constituency — Buntong (majority 4,437), Bercham (3,395) and Kepayan (1,382) were also won by DAP.
8:52PM — Confirmed: Opposition takes Penang
Unofficial result: The opposition will form the next state government in Penang for second time in history. Gerakan, then an opposition party, won Penang almost 40 years ago. The DAP-PKR-PAS combination has collectively won at least 24 seats out of the 40 seats.
9:02PM — Teresa Kok wins with whopping 36,600 majority
Teresa Kok has won her Seputeh parliamentary seat with an unprecedented 36,564 majority. She also won the Kinrara state seat with a massive 4,901 majority.
9:10PM — Close fight in Terengganu
Latest report from Terengganu is that Umno and PAS are neck in neck as counting continues in many of the state seats. PAS is said to be leading with eight state seats against Umno's five. At least 17 seats are needed to win the government as there are a total of 32 seats.
9:20PM — Opposition supporters told to keep calm
DAP MP for Bukit Mertajam Chong Eng has advised all opposition supporters to remain calm and not provoke others. She also said they should refrain from having victory parades.
"The Barisan Rakyat must learn how to handle victory or loss with maturity," said her statement which comes as early polls result indicate a major swing towards the opposition.
9:20PM — Unofficial: PAS concedes defeat in Terengganu
According to the state's director of election Mustafa Ali, the party has conceded defeat in Terengganu, paving the way for BN to retain the state.
9:25PM — PKR candidates leading in KL
Unofficial result: PKR's Zuraida Kamaruddin defeated BN's Azman Wahid in the Ampang parliamentary constituency.
Meanwhile, Khalid Ibrahim has taken both the Bandar Tun Razak parliamentary seat where he contested against MCA's Tan Chai Ho and the Ijok state seat against Umno's Mohd Sayuti Said.
PKR vice-president Azmin Ali is leading Umno's Said Anuar Syed Ahmad in the Gombak parliamentary seat, while Nurul Izzah Anwar is leading in Lembah Pantai against Umno's Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.
9:29PM — Unofficial: Nurul creates upset in Lembah Pantai
According to polling agents, Nurul Izzah looks sets to unseat Shahrizat Abdul Jalil in the Lembah Pantai seat.
9:29PM — PAS bags 15 seats in Kedah
According to PAS organ Harakah, the opposition party has won 15 of the 36 state seats in Kedah, including seats that were considered Umno strongholds. It needs four more seats to win government.
9:40PM — Kayveas loses at Taiping
Another BN big gun, PPP's M Kayveas, who is a deputy minister, has lost his Taiping parliament seat. Winner DAP's Nga Hon Ming has told his supporters to have 'zero celebration'.
9:41PM — Recount in Rembau
A recount is underway in the Rembau parliamentary seat which saw Khairy Jamaluddin taking on PKR's Badrul Hisham Shaharin.
9:43PM — Unconfirmed: Samy is out
Unofficial: MIC president S Samy Vellu has suffered a shock defeat at the hands of PSM's Dr D Jeyakumar for the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat which he has held for nine terms. Jeyakumar polled 16,874 votes to Samy's 14,408. Today is Samy Vellu's 72nd birthday.
9:53PM — IGP: Don't spread rumours of riots
Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan tonight warned that ISA will be invoked against those found spreading rumours of riots and urged those receiving such SMSes to report them to the police. Meanwhile, the opposition has urged its supporters to remain calm.
9:53PM — Unofficial: Nurul Izzah beats Shahrizat
According to ground reports, PKR's Nurul Izzah Anwar, Anwar Ibrahim's daughter, has knocked out Umno minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil at Kuala Lumpur's Lembah Pantai. Today is also International Women's Day.
10:01PM — DAP takes Klang
Unofficial: DAP candidate Charles Santiago has won the Klang parliament seat with 16,975 votes against MCA's Ch'ng Toh Eng.
10:05PM — KL's Titiwangsa falls to PAS
Official: PAS' Dr Lo' Lo' Ghazali has won the Titiwangsa parliament seat with a majority of 1,972.
10:05PM — Unofficial: Wan Azizah retains Permatang Pauh
The PKR president and incumbent has won the seat by a 4,000-vote majority.
10:10PM — Confirmed: Tan Seng Giaw retains Kepong with higher majority
The six-term DAP incumbent obtained 35, 552 votes to win with a 23,848-vote.
10:15PM — Confirmed: ISA detainee wins with big majority
Hindraf leader and ISA-detainee M Manoharan, on a DAP ticket, obtained 12,699 votes to win with a 7,184-vote majority the Kota Alam Shah state seat (Selangor).
10:16PM — Human rights lawyer Sivarasa wins Subang
PKR's R Sivarasa wins the Subang parliamentary seat by a majority of 8,000 votes. The opposition has also picked up the three state seats under Subang — Elizabeth Wong (PKR) in Bukit Lancang, Dr Nasir Mohd Hashim (PKR) in Kota Damansara and Khairudin Othman (PAS) in Paya Jaras.
10:22PM — Unofficial: Zam loses in Sungai Petani
The information minister has apparently lost Kedah's Sungai Petani parliamentary seat to PKR's Johari Abdul.
10:25PM — Tsu Koon promises smooth transition
Former Penang chief minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon has promised a smooth transition of power to DAP, which has taken over the state.
State DAP chief Chow Kom Yeow said this was relayed to him by Koh who is also Gerakan acting president. Speaking at a press conference at Hotel Macalister in Georgetown, Chow said Koh told him that the wishes of the people must be respected. DAP has again appealed to its supporters to remain calm.
10:26PM — Unofficial: Najib wins in Pekan
Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak retained Pekan with a majority of about 26,000. He defeated PKR rookie Khairul Anwar Ahmad Zainuddin.
10:40PM — BN wins big in Sarawak, only Kuching falls
BN in Sarawak, with only parliamentary seats being contested, is winning big. Results over RTM as at 10.29pm confirmed that DAP only managed to defend its sole Bandar Kuching seat. BN won Serian, Selangau, Julau, Petra Jaya, Betong, Bandar Sibu, Stampin, Miri and Kota Samarahan comfortably. However, BN only managed to scrap through Sarikei by a 51-vote majority.
10:42PM — Wee Choo Keong takes Wangsa Maju
Unofficial: Former DAP leader Wee Choo Keong, has won the Wangsa Maju parliament seat in Kuala Lumpur for PKR. He is reported to have won by 500 votes. This will mark the return of the fiery lawyer to Parliament.
10:44PM — Unofficial: MIC deputy president G Palanivel wins slim
The Hulu Selangor incumbent has won by a mere 100-vote majority.
10:44PM — Unofficial: MIC's Wanita Chief Komala loses in Kapar
The incumbent parliamentarian is defeated by PKR's S Manikavasagam by a 3,000-vote majority.
10:44PM — Unofficial: T Mohan defeated in Batu Caves
MIC's new face T Mohan has been defeated by Amirudin Shari from the PKR.
10:45PM — Unofficial: Pak Lah wins with reduced majority
The Barisan Nasional chairperson retains his Kepala Batas by a reduced majority of about 11,000. His majority in 2004 was 18,000.
10:50PM — Confirmed: Opposition takes Kedah
Both the PAS and PKR have won 22 out of 36 state seats in Kedah. This means that the combined opposition will form the next state government there. Apart from Kedah, the opposition has won two other states — Kelantan and Penang.
11:02PM — Anwar: BN to lose two-thirds majority
PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim said tonight that early results from the general election indicated the BN would lose its critical two-thirds majority in parliament.
"We have crossed the one-third majority. This is based on information from the candidates from the initial counting," he told AFP. "This is a major victory... and we are moving up very fast towards (winning) 40 percent (of parliament seats)," he said.
11:08PM — Joseph Pairin trailing brother, DAP may take KK
BN's Parti Rakyat Sabah (PBS) president and Sabah caretaker deputy chief minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan is trailing behind his brother, state deputy PKR chief Dr Jeffrey Kitingan at the Keningau parliamentary seat.
Unconfirmed reports also say DAP has won the the Kota Kinabalu parliamentary seat through its Kota Kinabalu chief Dr Hiew King Chiew.
11:33PM — Latest official tally
As at 11.20pm, BN has won 52 parliamentary seats, followed by DAP with six, PAS (2) and PKR (2)
11:40PM — Opposition wins 27 state seats in Penang
The opposition has won 27 out of 40 state seats in Penang — DAP (19 seats), PKR (6) and PAS (2). Of the parliament seats, DAP has seven seats while PKR has three seats so far.
11:50PM — Abdullah says defeat part of democracy
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that he accepted defeat in three states--Penang, Kedah and Kelantan--a sizable number of parliament seats. He said that was how democracy works and urged everyone to remain calm and not to celebrate in the streets.
11:58PM — Confirmed: Both MCA chief and brother win
MCA president Ong Ka Ting wins the Kulai parliamentary seat while his brother Ka Chuan also wins at Tanjung Malim.
11:58PM — Umno Youth chief Hishammuddin wins
The Umno Youth chief beats PKR's Lee Sang by a majority of 11,570.
11:59PM — Guan Eng to be Penang CM
It is believed that DAP has named party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng as the next chief minister of Penang. DAP won all 19 state seats it contested in Penang with PKR winning six and Pas two. There are 40 state seats in Penang.
12:04PM — Official: PKR's Khalid Ibrahim takes Bandar Tun Razak
PKR's Abdul Khalid Ibrahim wins the Bandar Tun Razak parliamentary seat beating BN's Tan Chai Ho by a majority of 2,515 votes. He has also won the state seat of Ijok, which he had lost in a bitterly fought by-election last year.
12:12PM — Uncounted ballot boxes in Lembah Pantai
There are another 14 ballot boxes that have not been counted in this parliamentary seat, throwing a spanner in the victory achieved by PKR's Nurul Izzah against incumbent Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.
12:25PM — Unofficial: Opposition wins Selangor
Selangor has fallen into the hands of the opposition. PKR has earlier announced that its secretary-general Khalid Ibrahim will be named chief minister. In Selangor, DAP has taken 35 seats (DAP=15, PKR=11 and PAS=9) out of the 56 seats in the state.
Meanwhile, the opposition is also doing very well in Perak but it is still not clear how many of the 59 state seats it has won. The opposition has so far won Penang, Kedah, Selangor and Kelantan.
12:28PM — Official: BN retains Perlis, Terengganu, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan
The respective state menteris besar officially announced that the BN had retained the state governments in these states.
12:31PM — Official: Wan Azizah retains Permatang Pauh
The incumbent wins the seat with a larger majority of 13, 388 votes. She polled in 30, 338 as opposed to BN's Firdaus Ismail's 16, 950. In the three state seats under this constituency, BN took Seberang Jaya while Pas won Permatang Pasir and PKR won Penanti.
12:43PM — Polling agent: Only technical issue to be solved in Lembah Pantai
A technical issue has been blamed for the delay in the delivery of official results from 14 ballot boxes. However, the result will remain the same — a win for Nurul Izzah — with no question of a further count.
12:47PM — Official: Opposition wins big in Kelantan
PAS and PKR won 40 of the 45 state seats in Kelantan, with BN taking the rest. In 2004, the margin was much closer with the opposition having just a one-seat margin against the BN.
12:50PM — Lion of Jelutong roars in Bukit Gelugor
DAP's Karpal Singh eats up Koay Kar Huah (BN) with a whopping 21,015 majority.
12:58PM — MCA president shocked by BN losses
MCA president Ong Ka Ting today expressed shock over the election results which saw the ruling Barisan Nasional losing scores of seats to the opposition.
"The results are shocking because there are several states which BN has lost. However, MCA accepts the decision of the voters because it is their right," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Ong also added that MCA will conduct a detailed study on the defeat.
1:01AM — Confirm: Guan Eng is the new Penang CM
DAP confirmed today that its secretary general Lim Guan Eng will be the next Penang Chief Minister. He said that DAP would form the state government with PKR. "It will be a government for all Malaysians. We stress that we will not rule alone but together with PKR. We also hope that the PAS can help this new government".
1:20AM — Opposition may take Perak as well
Unofficial: The opposition is reported to be on the way of winning close to half of the 59 seats in the state. It has so far won 22 seats and it could pick up a few more. However, it is still too close to call.
1:25AM — Khairy: We suffered a lot tonight
Khairy Jamaluddin, who won the Rembau parliamentary with 5,740-vote majority, admitted that the BN suffered a lot in this general election. "This is not the end of this world. We will fight back," he said.
1:26AM — Mahathir's son wins in Jerlun
Mukhriz Mahathir obtained a 2,205-vote majority to win the Jerlun parliamentary seat. He obtained 19,424 votes.
1:28AM — BN almost loses Terengganu
The ruling BN coalition has retained Terengganu with a tissue-thin majority of two seats. The final result is BN=17 seats and PAS=15.
1:30AM — MIC Youth leader Vigneswaran suffers heavy defeat
The Kota Raja incumbent Vigneswaran polled in 17,879 votes to PAS' Siti Mariah's 38,630, losing by a whopping 20,751-vote majority.
1:30AM — Tajol Rosli survives in Perak
The caretaker Perak menteri besar defeats PKR's Lee Sing Long by a majority 4,645 to take the Pengkalan Hulu seat.
Meanwhile, DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang retains his parliamentary seat of Ipoh Timur by a massive 21,942 majority.
1:50AM — Opposition claims victory in Perak
The state is still too close to call. However, the opposition claimed that it has won a simple majority in the state. According to PKR state chief Dr Lee Boon Chye, the opposition was victorious 30 out of 59 seats (DAP=18, PKR=6, PAS=6).
But the state Election Commission appears to have suffered a computer glitch, which has delayed the announcement of the results.
2:15AM — Sothinathan loses Teluk Kemang
MIC deputy president S Sothinathan was defeated in the Teluk Kemang parliamentary seat by PKR's Kamarul Baharain Abbas in a three-cornered fight which also involved an independent candidate.
MIC appears to be the biggest loser with almost all its top leaders axed, including president S Samy Vellu and deputy president G Palanivel. Also shown the exit was its MIC Youth chief SA Vigneswaran and Women's wing chief P Komala Devi.
2:20AM — EC declares simple majority win for BN
Election Commission chairperson Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman says BN has won a simple majority to win the 12th general elections and will form the next federal government."BN wins the Parliament," he said in a brief statement at 1:30 am this morning. When asked of the number of seats won by opposition parties at the point of tally, Abdul Rashid said, "Don't know lah. It is not written here."
2:22AM — MIC deputy president loses too
G Palanivel loses to PKR's Dr Zainal Abidin Ahmad by a slim margin of 198 votes at the Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat.
2:25AM — Umno leaders in emergency meeting
The mood is grim at the Umno headquarters as the shock results of the today's polls become apparent. The Putra World Trade Centre which houses the Umno headquarters is unusually quiet with party leaders trickling in slowly. No statements have been made to reporters gathered at the venue as they remain locked in deep discussions upstairs.
2:25AM — Pak Lah to meet King on Monday to form gov't
In a live TV broadcast caretaker Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says he will seek an audience with the Yang di Pertuan Agong on Monday to form the next federal government following BN's simple majority win in the 12th general elections.
To a reporter's question on whether the BN coalition would be denied its two-thirds majority in Parliament, Abdullah said: "This is what the people want if they do not want us to have a two-thirds majority."
When asked whether the massive lost by BN was a vote of no confidence on the government, he said, "I don't see it that way."
He also denied speculations that he would step down as PM in the wake of BN's disastrous performance.
"I don't know who is being pressured (to step down). I'm not resigning," he told reporters at a press conference at the BN operations centre at the Putra World Trade Centre.
2:32AM — PKR victorious in Kuantan
Former PKR Wanita chief Fuziah Salleh has won in Kuantan beating MCA incumbent Fu Ah Kiow.
2:42AM — Unofficial: BN denied two-thirds majority
According to unofficial tally, the opposition has apparently denied the ruling Barisan Nasional its crucial two-thirds majority by winning up to 82 parliament seats so far (PKR=29, DAP=28, PAS=25). To deny the government two-thirds majority, the opposition must win 75 seats. On the other hand, BN has won about 130 seats. There are still a few more seats to be decided.
3:37AM — Samy says 'goodbye'
After defending the seat for nine terms since 1974, MIC's 71-year-old president S Samy Vellu made a quick exit upon learning his defeat. According to nstonline, on his way out, Samy Vellu could only muster a "goodbye" to reporters and supporters present at the convention hall.
The MIC stalwart lost to Dr D Jeyakumar who has been contesting against him since 1999. In the previous polls four years ago, Samy Vellu defeated the latter with a majority of 10,349 votes. This time around, Jeyakumar, who stood on PKR ticket, garnered 16,874 votes to Samy Vellu's 14,408. Many of his supporters were seen crying when he left the hall.
4:01AM — DAP-PKR-PAS to form gov't in Perak
The combined opposition of DAP, PKR and PAS said that they will form the new government in Perak. Collectively the three parties have won 30 seats (DAP=18, PKR=6, PAS=6) out of 59 seats. One seat (Teja) is yet to be decided.
However, the opposition still will have a narrow one-seat majority even if Teja goes to BN. About 50 opposition supporters are attempting to seal off the state government building in Ipoh to stop documents from being removed.
4:05AM — Khalid to meet Selangor sultan soon
PKR secretary-general Khalid Ibrahim said they will meet with the Selangor sultan "soon" regarding the formation of the new state government.
However, he told Malaysiakini that he did not wish to jump the gun when asked whether he would be the new mentri besar. The deputy mentri besar is likely to be DAP's Teng Chang Khim, who is former state opposition leader.
4:08AM — Anwar ushers in 'a new dawn for Malaysia'
A triumphant PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim described the victory of the opposition parties in five states and its breach of Barisan Nasional's two-third majority in Parliament as "a defining moment" in the history of the nation and the opening of "a new chapter."
"The people have voted decisively for a new era where the government must be truly inclusive and recognises that all Malaysians, regardless of race, culture or race are a nation of one," he told a packed press conference at his residence in Segambut, Kuala Lumpur.
"The people have expressed in no uncertain terms that they want accountability, transparency, and the rule of law."
4:12AM — PM: 'We've lost, we've lost'
These were the only words which Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi could muster when quizzed on the ruling coalition's shocking defeat in five states.
Abdullah was posed with the question during a press conference at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur. He was accompanied by his wife Jeanne, deputy Najib Abdul Razak and other BN leaders.
The prime minister added that he will make a media statement after analysing the results in detail.
