KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 ― MCA has no right to demand the dissolution of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition’s chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today even as he pointed out the Chinese party only has one seat in Parliament.

Zahid who is also Umno president said the coalition is currently made up of five core parties and dissolution can only happen through a consensus with all components.

"The decision to dissolve was made by their party, and therefore I will call for a meeting with the other four component parties,” he told reporters in Parliament here when asked for comment on MCA’s push for the coalition to be dissolved.

Zahid then sarcastically said that MCA certainly knew what it was doing to strengthen itself since the party only had one seat in Parliament.

"Even then the seat comprises of majority Malay constituents.

"So they should know their real position if they wish to remain relevant in our political landscape,” he said.

Only one party delegate opposed to the dissolution after party delegates voted on a referendum to either remain or leave.

Yesterday MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong announced the resolution to dissolve BN at MCA’s 65th annual general assembly.

The current BN coalition is made up of Umno, MCA, MIC, Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) and People’s Progressive Party (myPPP).

However MyPPP’s membership remain disputed due to a leadership struggle within the party, with one faction wanting to quit BN while another wants to stay.

PBRS had previously announced its departure from BN following the general election and applied to join Pakatan Harapan but returned to BN after its application was ignored.