He said this would happen if Barisan Nasional (BN) representatives were to leave the party to join the Opposition. He added the consent of the Sultan would be needed to change the government without going through any state election.

“If Ahmad Said and other BN assemblymen have lost faith in the coalition, then they have to leave the party, not just talk from the inside. PAS is ready to take over the administration of the state government if the majority leans in our favour,” he said.

Saiful, who is the assemblyman for Paka, said PAS was also ready to take on the BN if state elections were to be held, because it was the best step in resolving the crisis in the administration of Terengganu.

“Our stance remains the same. This is Umno’s internal problem, so let them resolve it. If Umno can’t resolve it then it has to hand the mandate back to the rakyat by holding a state election. If it does not, then the problem will create a situation where the people are fed up with the current government.

“We are also ready in the event there is a state election,” he said.

The Terengganu crisis, which began in 2014 after Ahmad Said was forced to let go of his position to current Menteri Besar Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman, reignited recently following the Kijal assemblyman’s criticism of the MB and Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Any move to sack Ahmad Said, just as if he decides to quit Umno, will have an effect on the BN’s current position in the assembly where it has 17 seats to the Opposition’s 15.

Razif’s position is also said to be under more pressure following criticism levelled against him by state Exco member Ghazali Taib, who is also Ajil assemblyman.