Inversely, he claimed that the opposition has almost 90 per cent support of the majority Malay-Muslims, but less than 10 per cent support of the minorities. Saifuddin said that the Negeri Sembilan polls would be the first “experiment” to test the viability of any pact between BN and PN in the future. Before the dissolution of the state assembly, PH held 17 seats, BN 14, and PN held five. Saifuddin said that he was cautiously optimistic that PN and BN would be able to get at least a simple majority in the state. A party or coalition needs to win at least 19 seats to form the government in the 36-seat Negeri Sembilan state legislative assembly.