Both MCA and DAP are scheduled to hold major rallies this Sunday in Johor, a state that both parties consider to be their main battleground.

The morning will see DAP holding its 52nd anniversary event in the Ayer Hitam parliamentary constituency, which has long been considered an MCA stronghold.

DAP is also expected to announce a prominent party leader as its candidate to take on incumbent MP Wee Ka Siong.

Later that day, MCA will hold a rally in the Johor Jaya constituency in Johor Baru, which was a long-time MCA stronghold until DAP wrested the state seat in 2013, with a slim majority...