PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu lost the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat, while Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil lost the Lembah Pantai parliamentary seat to Nurul Izzah Anwar.

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THE first sign of a massive setback for the Barisan Nasional came at around 6pm. Incumbent Lembah Pantai MP Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil sent an SMS to say that she was going to lose her seat to her Parti Keadilan Rakyat challenger Nurul Izzah Anwar.

The ballots that were coming in did not look good.

The Women, Family and Community Development Minister said she had tried her best but gave an assurance that she was calm.

In the end, she became one of the highest profile casualty losing the Lembah Pantai seat to newcomer former DPM Anwar's daughter, Nurul Izzah Anwar of PKR.