Sabah PKR vice-chairperson Jelani Hamdan has resigned from his position, citing his inability to work with Sabah PKR chief Lajim Ukin.

However, Jelani will not be quitting the party, at least for now. Jelani is the Mantunggong state assemblyperson.

This is the second major blow to Sabah PKR following the Kadamaian state assemblyperson Jeremmy Malajad @ Malazad's decision to quit the party on Monday and declared himself a BN-friendly independent.

At a press conference in Kota Kinabalu today, Jelani said he was keeping his options open in terms of party affiliation, stressing that he is currently not even a PKR member.

He said that he applied to join the party in 2010 but his application has not been formally accepted, but he was made the vice-chairperson of Sabah PKR two months ago.

Jelani, a lawyer, told reporters that apart from Lajim, he was unable to work with PKR's national leaders as well.

"(PKR de facto leader) Anwar (Ibrahim) called me personally and asked me to respect Lajim because he is senior. But I asked him what do mean he is senior? He joined PKR only two days after winning (a seat) during the general election," he said.

Where will Jelani go next?

Jelani was an Umno member in the 1990s later became the head of an Umno branch. He is also the Sabah Momogun Rungus Association (Samora) president since 2000.

He said that he applied to join PKR on July 7, 2010 because he was impressed by the Buku Jingga, Pakatan Rakyat's common policy document, and the coalition's Kuching Declaration, which promised autonomy for Sabah.

Although he ran under the PKR ticket in GE13, Jelani said that he wasn't sure whether he would wants to continue his political career with PKR on grounds that the party had sidelined the Kadazandusun, Murut and Rungus community.

"At this point, I don't know if I am a PKR member or not because I don't have a formal letter from the HQ," Jelani told reporters. "I don't consider myself a member, I don't have membership card or a number. Do you think I am a member?"

Jelani, 47, said he has spent nearly 20 years in politics and had no qualms about leaving his political future dangling. He added, that he and his supporters might form their own party.