Pakatan Harapan can form the next Kedah government if DAP is allowed to contest in two more state seats in the state, said party supremo Lim Kit Siang.

The seats DAP is eyeing are the MCA held Kulim and Gurun seats.

In a statement today, Lim forecasted a Malaysian tsunami if 10 percent of Malays and 5 percent of non-Malays switch over to Harapan's side in the next general election.

This he said, would not only help Harapan win a majority in parliament, but also in Perak, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Penang, and Selangor.

"Under this scenario, however, the outcome in Kedah will be an 18-18 deadlock between Harapan and BN, with PAS unable to win a single seat in Kedah although PAS candidates will be responsible for BN winning 14 of the 18 seats because of split votes.

"DAP will be able to help Harapan break this 18-18 deadlock so that Harapan can win the Kedah state government if DAP contests in Kulim and Gurun state assembly seats as well as to mobilise support for Harapan candidates in the central and southern Kedah," he said.

In the 2013 polls, DAP contested and won the state seats of Derga and Kota Darulaman.

The Kulim and Gurun seats meanwhile, were contested by PKR, who lost to MCA in both constituencies.

In Gurun, MCA bested PKR with a 1,296 vote majority, while in Kulim, PKR lost by just 643 votes in a three cornered fight which also featured Berjasa.

Kedah had fallen to the then opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan in 2008 with PAS winning the bulk of the seats with 16 overall, compared to one by DAP and four by PKR.

However in 2013, PAS only managed to win nine seats, while PKR maintained its four seat presence in the state assembly, and DAP increased its share to two seats.

The next general election is likely to be a more heated affair, with PAS striking on its own facing Harapan - which includes Umno splinter-group Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and BN.