Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Shahelmey Yahya may soon face a political crossroads that would force him to choose between re-contesting his Tanjung Keramat state seat and remaining as Putatan MP.

This is as the suspended Umno member "has no other choice" but to contest the Sabah state election - to be held next year at the latest - as an independent candidate, or join another political party, according to Sabah Umno chairperson Bung Moktar Radin.

"The decision is in his hands, if he...