A revolt may be brewing in Sabah PKR, with more than half of the state divisional chiefs accusing party bigwigs from Kuala Lumpur of hijacking their election campaign and imposing handpicked candidates ahead of the state polls.

According to three sources, 17 divisional chiefs and deputies organised a secret meeting in Kota Kinabalu on Thursday night, furious over what they described as a “central takeover” of both machinery and candidate lists.