In 2013, the Bukit Katil seat - now known as Hang Tuah Jaya - was supposed to be a stepping stone for then Malacca chief minister Mohd Ali Rustam to become a federal minister.

However, he was bested by PKR's Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Yusof, who also defeated him in Hang Tuah Jaya in 2018.

Now, another former Malacca chief...