Cracks emerge in Muhyiddin's Pagoh fortress as Malay votes split

GE15 | Since 1978, the Pagoh seat has been a relatively safe stronghold for its incumbent MP Muhyiddin Yassin, who has served eight terms there, with a two-term break from 1986 to 1995 when he was Johor menteri besar.

With Muhyiddin’s victories came the perception that Pagoh is a BN stronghold - but the incumbent proved this wrong when he won the seat again in 2018 under a Harapan ticket with 55.2 percent of votes in a three-cornered fight.

Now contesting under the Perikatan Nasional banner...