Still licking its wounds from two consecutive by-election defeats, Pakatan Harapan will once again march onto the battlefield against a confident Umno and PAS in the April 13 by-election for the Rantau state seat in Negeri Sembilan.

Gazing into his crystal ball, Bersatu strategist Rais Husin said the ruling coalition possessed a 50 percent chance of wresting the stronghold of Umno acting chairperson Mohamad Hassan.