PETALING JAYA: Penang may be heading for a snap election soon.

A decision to hold snap polls in the state was made at the DAP central executive committee (CEC) meeting Monday night, according to Pakatan Harapan sources from Selangor.

Details of the meeting are unavailable, but it is learnt that six DAP leaders went to present their case to PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail at her Bukit Segambut home in Kuala Lumpur after the meeting.

It is understood that Dr Wan Azizah was non-committal about going along with the radical decision, but she has called for a PKR political bureau meeting on Tuesday night.

PKR leaders from Penang have been asked to attend and give their feedback.

The snap election is widely seen as a move to validate Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's (pic) position in the light of the corruption charges that he is fighting in court.

The then-Pakatan Rakyat had won the state in 2013 with a convincing two-thirds majority. DAP secured 19 seats, PKR, 10 and PAS, one. The state opposition Umno won 10 seats.

It is understood that PKR leaders are worried about what public opinion will be regarding a snap election in Penang.

This time, the coalition will be going in as Pakatan Harapan, without PAS in the picture.

However, sources said that DAP assured PAS that Amanah would not contest against PAS in their sole Penang seat, Permatang Pasir.

The general election is only due in 2018.