After SAPP, who is next?

Looks like Sabah Progressive Party president Yong Teck Lee is the man on the news. By declaring SAPP intention to support a no-confidence vote on the PM during next parliament seating next week is as good as saying goodbye to BN.

Maybe not. He just wants Pak Lah out, not for SAPP to get out from BN. Or is he bluffing, just like many politicians before him. Aren't we got use to having politicians announcing one thing today and doing the opposite tomorrow?

Or maybe Yong is just fishing. What is he fishing for will be clearer in next few days. People ought not be easily baited by the usual statements about Sabah not being treated fairly by the federal government. The fact on Sabahans needs being neglected and demands not taken seriously has the fair share of truth but at the end of the day, the bottomline is always about power politics. Politicians need to secure positions with political power to decide policies and influence decision making process to fulfill their agendas.

The statement on the vote of no-confidence on the PM is a means to the end. Everybody is jolted and talking about this bombshell isn't it? Yong and his SAPP is just hitting the iron while it is still hot. All the attention will be centred on him and his every moves and statements will be followed closely by both BN and Pakatan Rakyat.

If the "kiasu" syndrome also applies to all political parties, all the statements by Yong's comrades in BN denouncing his intention and declaring support to the PM need to be taken as a pinch of salt. Once these parties sensed they will lose out if still taking a safe or even neutral stand, they will shift their allegiance even before the cock crows the next morning. These people will be working very very late night until the wee hours in the morning to strategise the next step and have negotiations.

If this move creates domino effect in the BN, which party of the next 11 BN components ( except Umno and PBB)will make their stand? As mentioned, don't take too seriously on statements of support for the PM or BN by components parties or their leaders.

The announcement by Yong is a calculated move which is not necessary solely decided by him alone. If there is a hidden hand, who might it be? And it might not be the person which is in everyone's mind now.