KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 -- Barisan Nasional (BN) has assured non-Malay voters they will not be sidelined if the coalition secures victory in the upcoming Negeri Sembilan state election, despite its cooperation with Perikatan Nasional (PN).

According to The Star, BN deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said claims by rivals that minorities would be marginalised were unfounded, stressing that BN remained the dominant force in the partnership.

"Barisan is like the biggest shareholder in a company as we will be contesting 25 seats while PAS will contest five, Wawasan four and two more by other party candidates. The majority shareholder is still Barisan and non-Malays have no reason to be unduly worried," he told The Star.

He added that ...