GEORGE TOWN: A veteran PKR politician has suggesred a way to outfox Barisan Nasional in the coming general elections.Bukit Gelugor PKR division chairman Lim Boo Chang said that to keep BN off balance, DAP and PKR should swap seats.
The former two-term state assemblyman noted that DAP had contested and won mostly Chinese-majority seats in Penang, while PKR stood in mixed-constituencies in the 2008 election.
Both DAP and PKR together with PAS later formed Pakatan Rakyat which holds 29 of the 40 state seats in Penang while Umno has 11 seats. DAP has 19 seats, PKR nine and PAS one.
All 19 seats that DAP contested and won in Penang are regarded as Chinese-majority seats here.
Lim suggested that for the next election, DAP should switch four seats with PKR to reflect their own multi-ethnic background.
“If DAP continues to rely on Chinese-majority seats, voters might swing back to BN. We must move away from the race and religious cards which the BN loves to play.
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