MELAKA: Barisan Nasional secured a simple majority after winning 15 of the 28 seats in the Melaka election as at 9.40pm.
Election Commission chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said the result enabled BN to form the state government with a simple majority.
He said that based on the results as at 9.40pm, BN had won 15 seats, while Pakatan Harapan secured two and Perikatan Nasional one.
“BN has won 15 of the 28 seats contested, thereby securing more than 50 per cent of the total number of seats.
“As such, BN can form the state government with a simple majority,” he said at an EC press conference.