KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 27 -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) does not appear to have settled on its choice chief minister after declaring victory in the state election as early as 9.30pm yesterday.

The alliance that snapped up 38 seats in the 73-seat Sabah contest was closeted in talks at the Sutera Harbour Resort here for more than four hours last night emerged shortly after 2am to speak to the press.

Sabah Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chief Datuk Hajiji Noor told reporters the alliance's winning candidate expects to be sworn-in before the Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri later today.

Hajiji, who had been touted as a potential chief minister in the run-up to yesterday's poll, declined to disclose any detail about the alliance's CM ca...