Terengganu PPBM chairman Razali Idris said PAS was more open to cooperating with component parties who formed the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, as well as being genuine in ensuring the welfare and development of the people.

“To me, PAS is ruling Terengganu much better than the previous government. We see a renewal in the governing pattern which contributes to the state’s development.

“Now we see unity at all stages, where once there were disagreements between PAS, Umno and PPBM,” he told FMT when asked to comment on Terengganu’s achievements under the party’s leadership.

Razali said allocations set aside for seats won by PAS’ comrades in PN were done well, adding that he did not hear of any complaints on that matter.

He also said the PAS state government had set up a village development and safety task force, comprising representatives from all three PN component parties, despite Umno and PPBM losing in the previous elections.

In the 2018 general election, PAS won 22 of the 32 state seats, beating Barisan Nasional (BN), which won 10, and Pakatan Harapan (PH), of whom PPBM was a part of at the time.

Following the political realignment in March that led to the formation of the PN government, PAS, Umno and PPBM, as the three biggest Malay parties, formed a new political alliance.

However, despite being allies at the federal level, Umno has not withheld its criticism of the PAS administration in Terengganu.

Kijal assemblyman Ahmad Said recently questioned the sincerity of the Muafakat Nasional cooperation between Umno and PAS, claiming there was unfair distribution of allocations for elected representatives.

During a debate at the state assembly in August, Ahmad said the RM10 million allocated by Putrajaya to manage the Covid-19 crisis was not distributed equally among assemblymen.