Kuala Lampur, Nov. 19 -- It was a combination of issues that led to Pakatan Harapan's (PH) defeat in the recently-concluded Tanjung Piai by-election.

Among these are the high cost of living, conflicting statements by different Cabinet ministers and unkept promises.

Three of the analysts that Malay Mail spoke to also felt that even if Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad were to resign now, it would not resolve the fix that PH finds itself in.

Universiti Sains Malaysia's (USM) Sivamurugan Pandian said that PH's style of harping on the past misdeeds of Barisan Nasional (BN) has created fatigue among voters.

The political analyst said such issues seemed to have very little traction at the Tanjung Piai polls, which saw BN win by its big...