Umno and PAS are set to tie-up in the Melaka polls on Nov 14, a continuation of their alliance in the Negeri Sembilan state election.PETALING JAYA: The deregistration of Perikatan Nasional (PN) will come as a boon for Barisan Nasional (BN), and its linchpin Umno in particular, if it gets upheld by the court, analysts say.

Azmi Hassan.Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara believes that without PN, PAS will find it harder to win over voters, making it necessary for the Islamic party to make concessions in exchange for BN’s cooperation.

Beyond that, University of Tasmania’s James Chin said that PN remained Umno’s last annoyance in a future partnership with PAS, as proven by Umno's insistence on holding talks on the Melaka polls directly with the Islamic party, not PN.