KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 -- Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari reportedly said that PAS' ambition to take over the state government in the next general election is impractical.

Amirudin reportedly said other parties and coalitions have attempted the same but had failed to do so since Pakatan Harapan (PH) won in 2008, including its partner in the federal government coalition Barisan Nasional (BN).

"BN had the same goal when they were our foes, but thankfully we managed to defend the state.

"Now, with BN and PH [as allies], we have control of Selangor," he was quoted telling a forum by Free Malaysia Today.

PH ended BN's administration in Selangor in 2008, and has remained in power since.

Currently, the PH and BN alliance hol...