COMMENT For many, the results of the 13th general election were a big disappointment.

Supporters of Pakatan Rakyat were sure - even before they cast their votes - that there would be a new government in Putrajaya post-election, judging by the huge turnouts at their rallies and ceramahs.

BN supporters were equally disappointed. Many expected an improvement from 2008, with the slew of transformations introduced by Najib Abdul Razak and his dangling of many goodies to the Chinese and Indian communities - almost unprecedented for a sitting prime minister in this multinational country.