Bersatu suffered heavy defeats in all seven seats contested in the Melaka polls, with five candidates losing their deposits.PETALING JAYA: Bersatu is no longer a relevant political party to Malay voters, as proven by its wipeout in the Melaka state election yesterday, says a political analyst.

Tawfik Yaakub.Tawfik Yaakub of Universiti Malaya said Bersatu's defeat in all seven seats contested in the Melaka polls showcased the "very serious" deterioration in the support for the party in recent years.

Tawfik said Bersatu's wipeout in the Johor, Negeri Sembilan and now Melaka state elections clearly reflected its loss of influence among the Malay electorate.

"Bersatu is no longer relevant to the Malays and has been rejected by them," he told FMT.