GE14 | At first, Bersatu's deputy strategy and policy bureau chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan was rather shocked to be cast as the candidate for Pendang in Kedah.

But the former political scientist also felt that if he were to enter the election race in this "mother of all elections", it is better to do it in his hometown of Kedah.

"I was hoping to be given a chance to contribute to the land where I was born.

"Yes, at first I was shocked but also thankful that my request was fulfilled by the top party leaders," Wan Saiful told Malaysiakini in an interview in Langkawi...