GE14 | Going into the 14th general election, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over BN in Johor.

This arose after BN nominated its Johor chief and caretaker state menteri besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin for both state and parliamentary seats - Permas and Pasir Gudang respectively - raising the possibility he could be moved back to the federal government.

In states where BN had previously won, it was uncommon for the coalition to field candidates in both state and parliamentary seats.

This scenario is more likely in states where BN had lost, for example Kelantan, where leaders are groomed for federal leadership but take a state seat to ensure sufficient menteri besar candidates in the event BN wins.