PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has doubled down on his position to side with Bersatu under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) banner despite setbacks faced by the coalition in last Saturday's Malacca polls where it won only two of 28 seats.

Abdul Hadi is seeking a grand coalition of Malay parties which include Umno, PAS and Bersatu, a proposition which Umno rejects as it wants to see an end to its splinter party Bersatu.