KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) is still negotiating with political parties over seat allocations for the upcoming Melaka election.

Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said BN would defend the 21 seats it won previously, while negotiations over the remaining seven seats, including possible seat swaps, were ongoing.

"The negotiations have reached 90 per cent completion, with only 10 per cent remaining. In other words, we have agreed on the basic framework.

"There are seven more seats that we will discuss, including the possibility of seat swaps.