PKR sec-gen says Umno MPs might cross over.

KUALA LUMPUR: PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic) claims that several Umno parliamentarians have contacted the party about the possibility of defecting.

"We are hoping that there will be more Opposition MPs coming in," he told reporters at the Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital here on Friday (May 11) where many had gathered over a now-debunked rumour that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would be released from prison.

"I am in touch with several Umno MPs from many states who have expressed their interest in joining Keadilan and Pakatan Harapan as well.

"We now have 113 MPs and I am quite confident it will increase," he said.

When questioned, he said it was the Opposition MPs who approached PKR and not the other way round.

"Quite a number of them actually, you'd be surprised. I am not going to mention the numbers now," he said.