SARAWAK’S powerful ruling party is going to withdraw from Barisan Nasional despite an 11th-hour plea by ‎Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the coalition’s acting chief.

The move by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) will shave 13 parliamentary seats from the 79 that BN won on May 9, further weakening the coalition that had ruled the country for six decades.