Kedah Umno deputy chief Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah's justification for the attempted coup against Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir is not at all convincing, according to political analysts.

Former USM political science professor Ahmad Atory Hussain said the four reasons given by Ahmad Bashah to explain Kedah Umno's lack of confidence in Mukhriz were disputable and unclear.