These will be filled in ministries, departments and agencies, says Mohd Shafiq.

UPDATED 4.45PM | Rais Yatim points out that despite being the losing party in GE14, Umno representatives still received various positions under the current government.

'We could work out a win-win deal for everyone. If he or she has no place in our ruling elite, we can compensate him or her in many other ways.'

Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin also does not want to weigh into Umno’s next course of action, maintaining they want to hear from the prime minister first.

As coalition partners, the former minister believes there is nothing wrong for the Umno president and Muhyiddin Yassin to discuss such matters.