JOHOR BAHRU, July 11 -- [7.12pm] Barisan Nasional (BN) is leading in 45 of Johor's 56 state constituencies as of 7.06pm, according to the coalition's command centre.

The figures are based on unofficial vote counts and have yet to be confirmed by the Election Commission (EC).

[7pm] BN ahead in Tenggaroh by over 2,100 votes; Bekok (+1,000), Paloh (+1,244) and Mahkota (+1,100) also in coalition's favour on unofficial counts.

Umno secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki claims BN is ahead in 33 seats, above the 29 needed to form the Johor government. All figures remain unofficial pending the Election Commission's announcement.

[6.30pm] Unofficial counts show Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) trading early leads.

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