MELAKA: Barisan Nasional (BN) has secured a simple majority in the 16th Melaka state election after winning 15 of the 28 seats contested.

Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun said BN had won 15 seats as at 9.40pm, while Pakatan Harapan (PH) secured two and Perikatan Nasional (PN) one.

He said BN had crossed the threshold required to secure a simple majority and form the next state government.

“BN has won 15 of the 28 seats contested, giving it more than 50% of the total seats.