No, KJ is not going to be the Opposition Leader.
And no, he won't be BN's Secretary-General.
It's UMNO President or nothing.
Well, since he lost in that election, it's
nothing for him.
KJ clearly thought being the UMNO president would be a great vehicle for him to really establish himself as a reformist. Imagine if he could have achieved just half of what he promised or even a quarter of it. That would still be more changes than what Zahid and Ku Li combined had to offer.
But given his ambitions of someday becoming the PM, he needs a vehicle. What will he do? How much of an impact can he make by just being an MP? This is the BIG question.
Of course KJ being KJ (and with his PM ambitions still fully intact), you can be sure he's already cooking up some ideas. Whatever it is, you can also be sure of a few things:
i) It won't be through BN (or whatever replaces it in the near future). If
he had wanted to try to do something through BN he would have lobbied
for the Opposition Leader in Parliament job or accepted the BN Sec-Gen
job. But he's clearly not interested.
ii) It won't be through Pakatan Harapan. While some BN types might be able to switch over and get accepted into Pakatan, this would never be the case for KJ, who is despised by Dr M, Anwar and Lim Guan Eng, whom he has personally offended in more ways than one.
iii) He'll continue to bolster his "hip" image among millennials. Although
the politically savvy ones knows what his true colors are like, having
watch him play the UMNO game since the Pak Lah's days,
less politically-aware youngsters are captivated by his seeming
progressiveness and savvy ways.
I have a feeling we'll find out pretty soon. As a media-savvy politicians he knows he needs to stay in the spotlight or he would soon be forgotten.
