The meeting of BN members of parliament with Prime Minister Najib Razak was focused on development in constituencies and preparations for the general election.

Keningau MP and Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan when met after his meeting with Najib said it was a fruitful meeting aimed at developing the respective parliamentary constituencies and preparations for the next general election.

"He urged MPs to always go to the ground and meet the people to know their problems or needs," he said.

Johor Bahru MP Shahrir Samad said the initiative by the prime minister was a good practice because it was not a 'one-way traffic' system whereby MPs just received directives or orders from the top.

"The meeting was centred on grassroots and as the people's representative, I put forward problems, needs and strategy to retain the Johor Bahru seat and ensure it remained with BN," he said.

Technical approach
 
Pulai MP Nur Jazlan Mohamed said the meeting was an update of what was happening in their respective constituencies and Najib had also directed his officers to monitor the development.

"What the PM is doing this is a very structured way, a very technical approach. He's gathering information to make sure the information from us tallied with his.

"He shared his information with us, and he also listened to our  opinion. Maybe he will be calling for a snap general election, but I'm not pretty sure. But in Pulai, we are ready (for general election) and we will win," he said.

- Bernama