The PAS Youth wing today conceded that it will not be easy for the party to wrest the Tenang State Assembly seat in Johor during the by-election on Jan 30 based on the fact that the seat is perceived to be a BN stronghold.

PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan said, however, the movement would not make it easy for the BN machinery, especially Umno, to take the seat as it had already made early preparations for the polls.

"We have surveyed the situation in Tenang and we are confident that we still have a chance to win and will go all out to send another PAS representative to the Johor State Legislative Assembly," he told reporters after attending a PAS Youth meeting today.

 

Nasrudin said at least 500 PAS Youth members would be sent to assist the PAS machinery in the state constituency in getting closer to the youths there.

The by-election is being held following the death of the incumbent assemblyman Sulaiman Taha, 59, from the BN on Dec 17.

The Election Commission has announced that nomination day would be on Jan 22 and polling day on Jan 30.

- Bernama