PH secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the meeting would be held in Putrajaya following a PKR and PH meeting chaired by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

“We will first hold a PKR political bureau meeting chaired by the party president (Anwar) followed by the PH presidential council meeting, and then PH and BN leaders will meet,” he told reporters after an event at KLIA here today.

Saifuddin added that a statement would be issued after the PH-BN meeting.

Last week, Negeri Sembilan BN’s 14 assemblymen withdrew support for menteri besar Aminuddin Harun of PKR.

It later claimed to have the numbers to form a new state government, with the backing of Perikatan Nasional’s five assemblymen.

However, Negeri Sembilan BN chief Jalaluddin Alias later said the 14 assemblymen were prepared to sit in the opposition. Bersatu’s two assemblymen have also decided against backing any attempt to form a new administration.

Negeri Sembilan BN nonetheless appears to be contradicting the central BN leadership’s stand on the crisis. Earlier today, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the coalition would continue backing the Negeri Sembilan unity government led by Aminuddin.

Zahid, who is also Umno president, said BN would not join the opposition, contrary to what Jalaluddin had said on Saturday.