KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 3 -- Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) leaders are expected to hold talks soon over a possible electoral pact for the Melaka state election, state Opposition leader Mohd Yadzil Yaakub told national daily The Star.

Mohd Yadzil said Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh and Parti Wawasan Negara president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin were likely to meet, although he declined to disclose how many seats his coalition expected to contest.

"I can't reveal the number of state seats expected to be contested by our side, but I am optimistic that Barisan and Perikatan will reach an electoral understanding," he told The Star in an interview published today.

He said the result of the Negeri Sembilan state e...