A survey by pollster Institut Darul Ehsan (IDE) found that if Pakatan Harapan joined forces with PAS, the alliance could potentially sweep seven states in the country, including those already held by the federal opposition.

IDE deputy chairperson Mohammad Redzuan Othman said the states are Kedah, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Malacca, Kelantan, Selangor and the Federal Territory.

He added that BN will also fail to secure a two-thirds majority in the remaining states.

This was based on a survey of 4,486 respondents from 130 parliamentary constituencies in peninsular Malaysia, which took place between Aug 11 to Aug 15.

The question posed to respondents was: "If the general election is held six months from now, which party will you vote?"

The survey found 59 percent of respondents chose Harapan – comprising PKR, DAP, Amanah and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia – and PAS, while 39 percent chose BN.

This was contingent on the opposition only putting up a single candidate against BN.

"This is the people's mood in Malaysia right now. Only 39 percent supports BN.

"BN will lose the two-thirds majority in all states," he said.

A united opposition, he said, will see BN's popular vote decline by 14 percent while the opposition's popular vote will go up by 13 percent.

Redzuan presented the findings on the peoples' mood ahead of the 14th general election in Shah Alam today.

He was also of the opinion that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak may call for the election soon to ride on the successes of the SEA Games and the fragmentation in the opposition.

"When will Najib call for the election? There are two factors. One is with the good mood from the SEA Games, particularly with Malaysia facing off Thailand in the football final.

"Secondly is the opposition being split and quarrelling. With this combination, it would be the best time to call for the general election. There won't be a need to wait for next year," he said.