KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 27 -- Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's position going into the 15th general election looks more solid after yesterday's electoral victory in Sabah by the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) alliance that includes his party, several political experts said.

They noted the Bersatu president had signalled during campaigning that he may call for early national polls if GRS won the state election, as it has done.

While the analysts agreed that the GRS win puts Muhyiddin in a better position to call for GE15, they did not share the PM's sentiment that the motley assemblage he currently commands will elicit a similar outcome at the national level.

"Based on the spirit of federalism, any alliance that forms the state govern...