Will the state election be a referendum on the incumbent Shafie Apdal, or will it be on the current Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin? Is it becoming simultaneously a contest between UMNO, leading Barisan Nasional, and Bersatu, leading Perikatan Nasional? And what of Anifah Aman’s Parti Cinta Sabah and his brother, Musa Aman, who lead a failed attempt to take power through defections? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to political scientist, Wong Chin Huat, about the bewildering layers of political dynamics in the upcoming Sabah state elections.