Perak BN chief and caretaker menteri besar Zambry Abd Kadir has confirmed the defections of two of its assemblypersons to Pakatan Harapan, giving the latter the majority in the state assembly.

"Perak BN accepts ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah's decision to let Harapan form the state government," he told a press conference today.

The defections were announced by Perak Harapan chief Ahmad Faizal Azumu earlier this afternoon, after leaders from the coalition met with the sultan at Istana Kinta...