For a brief window yesterday, all the pieces seemed to be falling into place for a Muafakat Nasional (MN) revival and for PAS and Umno to join forces again.

Umno leaders were still outraged at DAP for celebrating Najib Abdul Razak being kept in prison, with Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh baying for the party to quit the Madani pact and revive MN.

Tensions were boiling over in Perikatan Nasional after a power tussle over the smallest state in the country, Perlis, led to PAS feeling betrayed by Bersatu.