MELAKA, Nov. 8 -- Barisan Nasional (BN) wants to turn Kota Laksamana into Melaka's state capital if it wins the seat in the coming state election, Melaka BN chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said.

He said the idea is part of a plan for a new economic corridor that would reshape the area over the next five years, Berita Harian reported today.

"God willing, I am targeting Kota Laksamana to become the capital of Melaka," he said at a campaign event at BN's Kota Laksamana operations room here, attended by MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong and BN candidate Melvin Chua Kew Wei.

He asked who could say where Melaka's capital is today, then answered that there is none.

"So if we win Kota Laksamana, we will give the people of Kota Laksamana...