Denying any knowledge of a possible snap election in Terengganu, Kijal assemblyperson Ahmad Said said Menteri Besar Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman must bring such a matter up with the sultan.

"I don't know anything (about that). But if the MB thinks he has enough support to call for a snap election, he has to see the sultan.

"If his Highness does not agree to snap polls, Ahmad Razif and his exco should resign and a new MB must be appointed," Ahmad Said told Malaysiakini.

Ahmad Said, who is the former Terengganu menteri besar, added he could foresee two possible scenarios playing out in the near future.

"If the state assembly is hung, then a snap election must be called.

"But if more than two Umno assemblypersons leave the party for the opposition, then the opposition will form the next state government," he added.

Ahmad Said was responding to speculation in the media that Terengganu is being pushed to the brink of a snap election.

This follows a row between Ahmad Said and Ahmad Razif, with the situation becoming more tenuous when Ajil assemblyperson Ghazali Taib reportedly voiced his support for the former.

Ahmad Said and Ghazali's departure from Umno would result in a hung state assembly, which may lead to a dissolution of the state legislature.

BN holds 17 seats in the state legislative assembly while PAS has 14 and PKR has one assemblyperson in Terengganu.

'Ahmad Rafiz's criticism childish'

Meanwhile, Ahmad Said today decried Ahmad Razif's criticism of him as "childish" and egoistical.

"He shouldn't have found fault with me. He became MB because of my consideration. If I had left (the party) just like that, he would not have become MB.

"When he was appointed MB, I agreed. There were promises of projects galore, with the budget already allocated. But until today, nothing.

"He promised canals, houses, until today there is nothing," said Ahmad Said.

He claimed that Ahmad Razif had blocked allocations for his district and tried to remove him from the party.

Ahmad Razif had also warned off party leaders who supported him, and proposed that he (Ahmad Said) be sacked from the party, he said.

But the Umno supreme council decided that Ahmad Said be referred to the disciplinary board instead.

Meanwhile, English daily The Star today reported Ahmad Razif as saying that he was staying put as MB, downplaying the possibility of a state snap election.

Ahmad Razif also reportedly said he was unsure of the reason behind Ghazali's recent outburst.

Ghazali had claimed that the majority of the state’s assemblypersons were unhappy with the current political anxiety, saying it had created confusion and an unstable political scenario.

Met after chairing the weekly state executive council meeting today, Ahmad Razif told reporters that all was well with the political scenario in the state.

"Any issue or future decision will be taken at our meetings," he is quoted as saying.

The exco meeting was reportedly attended by Ahmad Razif and all nine exco members.