The much anticipated Selangor Pakatan Harapan seat negotiation talks have not made significant progress, with only four out of 25 overlapping claims being resolved.

The four seats are currently held by either Umno or PAS. The one-hour meeting in Shah Alam also resolved that the status quo would be maintained for seats already held by DAP (14 seats), PKR (13) and Amanah (2).

Representatives from various parties confirmed that there are multiple claims to the remaining 21 seats.

The seat talks will continue tomorrow.

When approached, Selangor DAP deputy chief Gobind Singh Deo appeared to be satisfied with the progress of seat talks so far.

"Today's meeting went on smoothly, we managed to resolve 62 percent of the seats," Gobind said.

Gobind, who is also the Puchong MP, said the component parties will engage in bilateral and trilateral discussions on seats with multiple claims before the four parties meet again for the next round of seat negotiations. 

Selangor is seen as one of the most challenging states in terms of seat allocations among the coalition members, having missed the Jan 31 and Feb 7 deadlines set by the Harapan presidential council. 

Harapan parties in the state are especially keen on mixed ethnicity urban seats won by PAS in the last election.

DAP reportedly expressed interest in another eight seats, while PKR is said to want the most state seats among the coalition members. 

Bersatu has confirmed its interest in the 12 state seats held by Umno, and Amanah in the 13 held by PAS. 

Each party sent four representatives to the meeting today.

Also present was Selangor PKR deputy chief Zuraida Kamaruddin (photo) – who echoed Gobind in saying that she was "very happy" with the progress made at the meeting – which was also shared by Selangor Amanah deputy Saari Sungib. 

Bersatu representatives declined to speak to the media after the meeting.

The coalition will hold another intensive meeting this week, with negotiations expected to be finalised in two weeks. 

Saari said Amanah, which wants to contest in PAS-held seats, was willing to let go up to five seats to Bersatu. 

"There are multiple claims in the 13 state seats. All four parties want to stand in Lembah Jaya," he said.