Analysts say PPBM would wind up with the shorter end of the stick if it were to form a merger with Umno.
Azmi said the leaders of the two parties, from the grassroots to the highest levels, would have to give way to one another. Umno vice-president Khaled Nordin recently said in a media statement that the party had never closed its doors to any wish that PPBM might have for a reconnection.If a merger were to happen, he added, PBBM would be at the losing end because the grassroots would be more inclined towards Umno leaders.