KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 10 -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) secretary general Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun has urged Pakatan Harapan (PH) to be realistic in its seat demands ahead of the coming state election, saying that both coalitions must work towards strengthening - not weakening - their partnership.

Masidi said it was the practical solution since both sides draw support from the same voter base.

"I mean, to me, it's common sense. If GRS is weakened, ultimately our partner PH will also be weakened, isn't it? Because we are drawing votes from the same vote bank," he said when speaking to reporters at the 3rd international Borneo Vascular Conference here today.

"So that's why I'm saying I think both sides have massive reasonable expectations....