Umno Negeri Sembilan is considering a motion of no confidence against Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim at the next state assembly sitting, according to a source.
The source, who declined to be named, claimed the motion would be tabled by Negeri Sembilan Umno chief Jalaluddin Alias, who is also the Pertang assemblyman.
‘The decision now rests with Umno’s central leadership,’ the source told FMT.
The source added that a new state executive council line-up could also be announced if the move proceeds.
FMT is seeking comment from Jalaluddin on the matter.
State assembly sitting scheduled for Nov 26
The state assembly sitting is scheduled for Nov 26, after being postponed from Oct 16 to align with the tabling of the state budget for 2027 the following day.
Assembly Speaker Awaludin Said previously said he had not received any official notice of a no-confidence motion against Ismail. He stressed that he would not allow even an emergency motion to remove the menteri besar.
Ismail was sworn in as menteri besar on Aug 2 following the state election, in which Barisan Nasional won 18 seats, Pakatan Harapan secured 11 and Perikatan Nasional took seven.
Constitutional crisis shadows Ismail’s administration
His administration has been overshadowed by a constitutional crisis involving an attempt to remove Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.
Ismail was reported to have signed a proclamation to remove Tuanku Muhriz from the position on Aug 3. However, he later claimed he had been forced to sign the document and lodged a police report shortly after the matter became public on Sept 8.
On Sept 15, the state executive council issued a statement claiming that Tuanku Muhriz’s removal in April was valid, making Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar the state’s new ruler.
Ismail subsequently backed the executive council’s statement and directed the state secretary to proceed with gazetting the proclamation.
Tuanku Muhriz has since revoked the appointments of all 10 executive council members, except Ismail.
Following the move, the 10 former executive council members filed a legal challenge in court earlier this week, seeking a declaration that the revocation of their appointments was invalid.
