COMMENT | BN had won a landslide victory in the Johor state election, bagging 48 out of 56 state seats (85 percent) with a popular vote of almost 60 percent.

However, the reaction of Pakatan Harapan, especially DAP leaders, seems to reflect a state of continued denial with very little admission of what went wrong in a disastrous campaign for the coalition.

When I first projected a landslide victory for BN in Johor, about one week into the campaign, this projection was met by scepticism among some Harapan leaders.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil had said that “He has a right to his opinion, but it is incorrect and far from reality”.

While my initial projection of 53 seats for the BN was not correct, I do not think it was “far from reality”.

In an interview with the Star Online, recorded on July 2, 2026, I predicted that BN would win between 45 and 50 seats, which was more accurate.

The early response from...