BANGI, July 8 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday said that he is confident that Kedah can be captured by the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the upcoming state elections.

Speaking at the launch of the 'Mega Madani Tour' last night, Anwar said they aim to boost the economy of the PN-governed states — Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu — if they win here.

"Kedah is PH and BN’s fortress. It can easily be captured. The other states, it’ll be a strong fight,” he said in his speech.

"Why do we want to capture (the three states)? Economy. What is the state of their economy now? Very bad. The national unity government has shown that we boost the economy by attracting foreign investors such as Elon Musk of Tesla,” he added.

The parties in the national unity government launched their election machinery for the Selangor state election last night.

Kedah, together with Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Selangor, Kelantan, and Terengganu will all hold their state elections on August 12.

The polls will be the first time that former rivals BN and Pakatan Harapan will compete as partners since they allied to form the national unity government after the 15th general election last year.