KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 30 -- Tanjong Kapor assemblyman Datuk Ben Chong Chen Bin could be one of three deputy chief ministers if Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor keeps to his election promise.

After all, Chong, 47, is the only ethnic Chinese in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition to have survived yesterday's election.

The other winning ethnic Chinese candidates are with the rival Parti Warisan.

Chong won the seat in Kudat for the third time this election; twice under a Warisan ticket, but he holds no major leadership roles aside from the Tanjong Kapor division chief of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (PGRS).

His foray in public politics began in 2018 as a candidate for the newly-formed Warisan.

He won the seat again in 2020 b...