KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 12 -- Suspended Umno duo Datuk Shahelmey Yahya and Datuk Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy intend to contest under the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) banner in the upcoming 17th Sabah election, a move that could reshape political alliances in the state and beyond.

Sabah caretaker chief minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, who is also GRS chairman and Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah president, said both men had expressed their desire to contest under GRS but that their status would be decided later, The Star reported.

"Their wish now is to represent or contest under the GRS ticket," Hajiji told reporters after officiating the Tamu Suara 360: Aspirasi Anak Muda programme at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) here yesterday...