GE13 WATCH SELANGOR While the ruling BN coalition has repeatedly stated its confidence of regaining Selangor, the country's richest state, they will need to ensure that at least nine marginal seats stay in its grasp before chipping away at Pakatan Rakyat-held seats.

BN won 24 of the 56 seats in the state legislative assembly at the 2008 general election, but nine of those seats were won with a slight majority, ranging from a mere 45 to 700 votes.