Umno lawmakers are not surprised that the opposition bloc has met its demise, saying the scenario was expected.

Pulai MP Nur Jazlan Mohamed said he expected this outcome because history has proven that "extreme parties like DAP and PAS" cannot get along.

"They have morphed from Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU), Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Pakatan Rakyat,  this (break-up) is not something new.

"They are bound to divorce anyway, but it wasn't an amicable divorce. There was some domestic violence.

"Overtime, they managed to get people's hope up that they are the alternative to BN," he told reporters at Parliament.

Asked whether he could see another coalition rising from the ashes, Nur Jazlan appeared pessimistic.

"I don't hold too much hope at the moment (for new politics) as the country's politics still depends on race and religion," he said.

BN and Pakatan undergoing evolutionary process

Meanwhile veteran politician Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said both BN and Pakatan are  going through an evolutionary process and would have to sort themselves out.

"Sometimes a party goes through an evolutionary process.

"I don't know I am not in the other (Pakatan) mess. I am only in this (Umno) mess. So I wouldn't know which is bigger, which is smaller. But problems are problems," he said.

The Gua Musang MP, however, did not rule out the possibility of the opposition becoming stronger after this episode.

"I've never heard anything is impossible. In politics, everything is possible. The move is good, it will help to strengthen their party, who knows?

"I think they must be prepared to take bold steps in order to introduce measures that will be in sync with the young people especially," he said.

Arau MP Shahidan Kassim said he had talked with the opposition politicians about their problems and is not shocked of the eventual break up.

"I just want to say what has happened has happened. I am good friends with them (opposition MPs)," he said.

Shahidan, who is also the minister in charge of parliamentary affairs, said he would hold a small banquet with the opposition reps after today’s parliament session.