With only eight days to go before the nomination day for the state polls in Selangor, Kedah, Penang, Kelantan, Terengganu, and Negeri Sembilan, political parties in the country are starting to set dates to announce their respective candidates to be fielded in the national political arena.

The country's two giant political alliances, Pakatan Harapan and BN - working together for the first time to secure people’s mandate in the polls - are ready to...