COMMENT | Despite what Madani leaders say about an increase in voter support for the coalition government in the Ayer Kuning by-election, a dissection of the numbers and comparing like with like show the opposite - a substantial decline in voter support.

While there was effectively a three-way battle in the 2022 election for the Ayer Kuning state seat involving BN, Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional, this time there were two main contenders - BN and PN. BN and Harapan joined hands post the 2022 polls.

By looking at the support that could have been at the 2022 polls for the Madani government had it been formed then, and comparing it with how it did now, there is a substantial...