PETALING JAYA, June 26 — Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) will be contesting the upcoming state elections under its own logo, its president Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman announced today.

He said the party will use its own strength to bring about a new political narrative to Malaysia.

"Muda will join the state elections and will contest on its own strength,” he told a news conference at its headquarters here.

The Muar MP also said that the party will adopt a hybrid election campaign method, although most of it will be conducted online.

He said that this method will enable it to avoid relying on political donors.

"In reality, people said that to enter politics, you need a big amount of money, but we want to try something new. Running our campaign in the leanest way possible but bringing the most impact,” he added.

Syed Saddiq also announced that Muda information chief Luqman Long has been appointed as the party’s election director with Muda supreme council member Aini Haziqah as his deputy.

Earlier today, several PH sources reportedly said that Muda is set to position itself as the "third force” in the upcoming state elections.

Prior to that, Muda said it has identified potential candidates based on their strength and potential to contest in the six states set for elections.

Muda deputy president Amira Aisya Abd Aziz said the process was important to identify the states that the party would field candidates, especially in areas with a strong party following, such as Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Penang.

Muda applied to join the PH coalition prior to last year’s general election, but has yet to be accepted as a formal member.

PH secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said in March that he had been "too busy” to evaluate Muda’s application letter.