Supreme Council member Razlan Rafii said the strategy for the Johor and Negeri Sembilan elections proved fruitful and staved off any unhappiness among the contesting parties. He said the strategy used at the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections proved not only fruitful but also staved off any unhappiness among the contesting parties. Razlan said the informal electoral understanding had worked in Negeri Sembilan and Johor as there were no aggrieved parties. At the Johor state election last month, PN told its supporters to back BN in constituencies the opposition coalition was not contesting. At the Negeri Sembilan polls on Aug 1 , PN and BN reached an understanding not to contest against each other.