KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 27 -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) leaders have left the Magellan Sutera Resort after more than two hours of negotiations and are due for an audience before the Tuan Yang Di-Pertua (TYT).

Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin arrived at Istana Negeri at 2.48pm followed by Perikatan Nasional Sabah chief Datuk Hajiji Noor just seconds behind. Police allowed both vehicles ferrying the duo to enter palace grounds.

Both have been touted as the possible chief minister's candidate, with lengthy negotiations taking place since the election results were announced past midnight last night, suggesting a possible stalemate.

Earlier, Bung and Hajiji, while leaving the hotel where the negotiations took pl...