KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 30 -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor was sworn in as Chief Minister at 3.11am on Sunday, after reportedly securing a simple majority in the 17th Sabah State Election.

The coalition he leads clinched the largest share of seats-29 in total-according to the full official results announced by Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun.

However, it remains unclear which other parties joined forces with GRS to secure that simple majority from the 73 seats in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.

The central question is: who exactly tipped the numbers in Hajiji's favour? No official explanation has yet been offered.

The results, formally presented to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of...