Terengganu Bersatu chief Razali Idris has joined the list of new senators from Pakatan Harapan to be sworn in today, according to a parliamentary notice.

According to a notice from the Parliament's media office, Razali was appointed by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V.

In the 14th general election, Razali contested and lost the Hulu Terengganu parliamentary seat to Umno's Rosol Wahid.

The notice also stated Amanah's vice-president Husam Musa will only be sworn-in at a later date. It is understood that Husam is currently still in Mecca after performing the hajj.

In total, twelve new senators will be sworn in this morning, 11 of whom are from Harapan. The 12th is from Parti Warisan Sabah.

Including Husam, this will raise the number of Dewan Negara members to 68, with two more vacancies left.

Harapan will still not be able to command the majority in the Senate despite the new appointments.

Of the current 55 senators, 32 are from BN and three from PAS, against 20 from Harapan. The new appointments will close the gap with 32 Harapan senators and one Warisan.

Last week, the Dewan Negara passed the repeal of the GST Bill and the bills on the SST after BN senators gave in.

This week the House is expected to debate the Anti-Fake News (Repeal) Bill 2018, Supply (Reallocation of Appropriated Expenditure) Bill 2018, Land Public Transport Commission (Repeal) Bill and Land Public Transport (Amendment) Bill 2018.