Kelantan.

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Mustapa, who is Jeli MP and International Trade and Industry Minister has been touted to be Mentri Besar should Barisan win Kelantan. For that to happen, he is said to also be contesting a state seat, Air Lanas, while at the same time defending his Jeli seat.

Longest serving MP, influential Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah is expected to again defend his Gua Musang seat for the ninth successive time since 1969.

Nik Aziz, who is now 82, is also expected to defend his Chempaka state seat, making it his sixth term as a state assemblyman and probably Mentri Besar, should PAS maintain Kelantan.

In Bachok, Umno deputy chief Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin, who lost the seat to former PAS deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa, who has since lost his influence in the party, is expected to face Bachok veteran five-term PAS chief Datuk Omar Mohammed, 70.

Omar, despite his age and heart problems, is the best candidate the party has to take on Dr Awang Adek, who is also Deputy Finance Minister II.

Bachok PAS Youth chief Ahmad Marzhuk Shaary is also a possible candidate to take on Dr Awang Adek

In Pasir Mas, it is interesting to see whether maverick politician Datuk Ibrahim Ali, who won the seat on a PAS ticket in 2008, will defend his seat. And if he does, will he contest as a Barisan or an independent candidate? If he joins the fray as an independent, Pasir Mas will most probably see a three-cornered fight with Barisan and PAS candidates.

PAS, meanwhile, has two possible candidates for the seat Meranti assemblyman Datuk Nusuruddin Daud and Nik Abdul Aziz's son, Nik Abduh, who is PAS Youth deputy chief.

Nik Abduh, who is riding on his father's coat-tail, is also being considered for the Kubang Kerian parliamentary seat that will be vacated by Salahuddin.

Tanah Merah, Umno division chief Datuk Ikmal Hisham Abdul Azizis expected to contest PKR's deputy state chief and incumbent Tanah Merah MP Amran Abdul Ghan

Kota Baru Umno division chief Datuk Mohd Fatmi Che Salleh is expected to take on five-term exco member Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan

 Incumbent Pengkalan Chepa MP isDatuk Abdul Halim Rahman while Kubang Kerian MP is party vice-president Salahuddin Ayob, who has been tipped to vacate the seat to contest in Johor.