Amid a running joke that Penang PKR is like a "headless chicken" since the abrupt resignation Nurul Izzah Anwar, Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Bakhtiar Wan Chik has been tipped to become the new state chief.

According to a party source, Bakthiar has been shortlisted for the vacant post, along with Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman and Batu Maung assemblyperson Abdul Halim Hussain.

"Looking at the trend, Bakhtiar would most likely be appointed as the state chief...