Khalid, who is Amanah communications director, hinted that the candidate was from the party grassroots and among the party’s up-and-coming leaders.

“I am very particular about Shah Alam and I will not surrender the seat to someone I do not believe in,” he told reporters when met outside the PKR headquarters here.

“The candidate who has been identified is someone from the grassroots, someone who has been in Shah Alam even before I was the MP.

“I have been Shah Alam MP for three terms and during this term, we have developed our second line of leaders.

“I think it’s time for me to make way for them to take over,” he said.

Earlier today, Amanah election director Asmuni Awi confirmed that Khalid would contest in Titiwangsa in GE15.

Khalid was the Shah Alam MP before the dissolution of Parliament. He had held the seat for three terms.

Khalid, who is a former federal territories minister, said Amanah decided to field younger leaders in about half of the 11 seats the party held before Parliament’s dissolution.

“Five to six seats will be defended by the incumbents while the rest are new faces,” he said.