Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today reminded the Barisan Nasional and UMNO machinery to be strategically prepared to win over voters ahead of the next general election.

Ahmad Zahid, who is also an UMNO vice-president discharging the duties of the deputy president, said the machinery should focus on the polling districts where the BN had lost or only had a little edge.

The BN and UMNO machinery must ensure that it could win over the hearts and minds of the voters in the target areas so as to win the seats with the necessary majority, he said to reporters after meeting the Muar, Ledang, Pagoh and Ledang UMNO divisional leaderships at the Muar UMNO Building here.

"I believe our political adversaries have stepped up their campaign. If our (BN and UMNO) efforts exceed those of our rivals, we can win in these areas," he said.

Ahmad Zahid reminded the UMNO machinery to also assist the BN machinery from the other component parties to endear themselves to the non-Malay target groups to win them over to the BN in the 14th General Election.

The 14th General Election will become due in June 2018. - BERNAMA