KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 2 -- Negeri Sembilan woke up to a transformed political landscape this morning after voters decisively handed control of the state to a Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance.

The results from yesterday's polls have sent shockwaves through the political establishment, with the new coalition securing 25 of the 36 state seats.

The outcome effectively toppled the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration and unseated two of the coalition's most powerful figures: DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke and caretaker Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun.

Unofficial data from the Election Commission (EC) indicated that BN emerged as the largest bloc with 18 seats, while PN took seven. PH was left with just 11 ...