PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional have successfully taken over Melaka in the state polls, paving the way for them to form the new government.

Barisan swept 21 seats, which is more than the 19 needed to reach two-thirds majority in the state assembly.

Perikatan secured three seats, bringing the total won by both coalitions to 24 seats.

Both coalitions had formed a pact in the state election, which saw candidates battling it out for Melaka's 28 seats.

A minimum of 15 seats are needed for a simple majority in the state assembly.

Pakatan Harapan was victorious in four seats.

Here’s how the balance of power in the state looks like following the poll results:

Below is a breakdown of the number of seats contested and won by each political party:

When it comes to the popular vote, Barisan had the biggest share.

The coalition garnered 240,651 votes, which was 49.2% out of the total 488,737 ballots cast.

This was followed by Pakatan which secured 143,273 votes or 29.3%.

Below is a closer look at the vote share:

The following shows the results for each constituency.

Click on each bar to see more details:

Here's how each of the 79 candidates performed: