N SEMBILAN POLLS | With less than 24 hours before voters in the "Land of Tradition" head to the polls, three Malay-majority seats in Greater Seremban are shaping up to be among the closest contests in the Negeri Sembilan election.

Just an hour's drive from Kuala Lumpur, Ampangan, Sikamat, and Labu share similar demographic characteristics, with Malays accounting for more than 70 percent of voters in each constituency.

This poses a tougher challenge for ruling party Pakatan Harapan as it faces a growing “Malay first” sentiment posed by rivalling BN-Perikatan Nasional front's racially-laced narratives.

However, a Malaysiakini survey found that...