Regardless of whether DAP has the top government post, the party will still call the shots if Pakatan Harapan and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) win the next general election, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said.

"Democracy and politics are a game of numbers. Who has the most seats, wins. Even if the top post of the government is not given to it, the party with the most seats will effectively rule.

"I watch the pieces of the game and see that if the opposition wins, DAP will rule.

"Not PKR, not (Parti Amanah Negara) Amanah, and not the 'flower party' (Bersatu)," he told a gathering in Kedah last night, according to The Star.

In view of this, Najib said the people of Kedah must consider the implications of a DAP-led government.

In the last general election, DAP won the second most number of seats in Parliament, after Umno.

Meanwhile, Najib also criticised Harapan and Bersatu for being "consistently inconsistent" on policy issues, with their leaders contradicting each other

Among others, Najib said two culprits were Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his son Mukhriz.

"The father criticises the 1MDB haj programme while his son - our 'boboi' - helped to send over 20 Kedahans on a pilgrimage under the programme when he was (Kedah) menteri besar.

"Mahathir denounced BR1M as bribes and then made a U-turn when people criticised him.

"The whole time, the flower party's website has a section to help people register for BR1M. Who is leading the party?" he asked.

He said that a political party built on vengeance, disappointment or the family interest of its founders would not last.

The term "boboi" is often used to ridicule Mukhriz as someone who is hanging on to his father's coattails for political success.