Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has given the thumbs down to a DAP proposal for BN and Pakatan Harapan to each contest half of the 28 state seats in Malacca.

This came after China Press reported that nine DAP branches in Malacca have unanimously passed a resolution supporting the so-called “14+14” strategy for the next state election – a move that, if followed through, means BN would have to cede some of the seats it already holds.