BERA: Barisan Nasional is confident of gaining a simple majority of 112 parliamentary seats in the 15th General Election without having to form a pact with any other party.
Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said, however, to form a government that is more stable, working with other political parties, especially those from Sabah and Sarawak, was essential.
"We hope for the support of our friends in Sarawak and Sabah to strengthen the government, even though we only need 112 to form the government and no one can party-hop because the anti-party hopping law is already being enforced. But, we want a more stable and strong government," he said.
He was speaking to reporters after attending a gathering with the residents of Kampung Batu Bor, here, today. Also present was BN's candidate for the Guai state seat, Sabariah Saidan.
On another matter, Ismail Sabri said the latest reports of sentiment on the ground he had received revealed that the non-Malay votes had returned to BN.