Gabungan Rakyat Sabah

On 12 September 2020, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin established the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah to compete against Shafie Apdal's ruling Warisan Plus coalition consisting of Parti Warisan Sabah, the Democratic Action Party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat, and the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation during the 2020 Sabah state election. The GRS alliance consisted of Muhyiddin's Perikatan Nasional coalition, the Barisan Nasional coalition, and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS).[10]

During the Sabah state election held on 26 September, the GRS coalition won a simple majority in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, winning a total of 38 seats: 17 for Perikatan Nasional, 14 for Barisan Nasional, and seven for PBS.[13] Sabah Perikatan Nasional chairman Hajiji Noor became the new Chief Minister of Sabah on 29 September.[14] The GRS Alliance Party is the biggest coalition in the state of Sabah after won the 2020 Sabah state election.

After the GRS Party won the election, many projects that had been stopped by the previous Sabah government were restarted by the GRS Party government. The project includes the Sabah Pan-Borneo Highway.

On 9 January 2021, the various leaders of the GRS component parties signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate cooperation among its members and to reject any form of external interference that would disrupt the coalition. Signatories included Chief Minister Hajiji, Deputy Chief Minister and Sabah Barisan Nasional chairman Bung Moktar Radin, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Yong Teck Lee, Homeland Solidarity Party deputy president Ellron Alfred Angin, Parti Bersatu Sabah deputy president Datuk Seri Radin Malleh, Sabah PAS secretary Dr Aliakbar Gulasan, Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) deputy president Arthur Joseph Kurup, Sabah Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chairman Peer Muhamad and Sabah Malaysian Chinese Association chairman Lu Yen Tung. In the occasion Sabah CM claimed that GRS should not be influenced by political events in Peninsular Malaysia.[15][16]

In January 2021, Sabah state government under GRS Alliance initiated a strategic 5-year plan which was named after the state slogan, " Sabah Maju Jaya" (English: Sabah is prospering). It emphasised harmony with the federal government's Shared Prosperity Vision 2030.[17]

On 21 March 2021, Federal Government of Perikatan Nasional has confirmed to fully backs Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) to lead the state (with alliance autonomy given) and will give due attention to its development needs. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this support and relation fostered between both the state and federal governments allowed the Sabah Government to function to its best ability.

On 24 November 2021, Datuk Salleh Said Keruak, the Club Backbenchers Chairperson of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), express to registered & formalised the coalition under Societies Act 1966 in Registrar of Societies (ROS), to stabilise the Sabah government political views.[18]

On 25 November 2021, most of all GRS leaders agreed with Datuk Salleh Said Keruak statement to formalised and registered this coalition as "political coalition party". The leaders that agreed include Datuk Jeffrey Kitingan (STAR), Datuk Masidi Manjun (PPBM), Datuk Aliakbar Gulasan (PAS), Datuk Yong Teck Lee (SAPP), Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (UMNO), and other parties president as well.[19][20][21]

On 26 November 2021, Sabah State Assemblyman for Kiulu division, Datuk Joniston Bangkuai stated that all PBS leadership agreed and wanted the coalition not only formalized but registered as a legitimate coalition entity of political parties in Sabah to avoid clashes and strengthen the political views of the Sabah People's Coalition (Gabungan Rakyat Sabah) supporters.[22][23]

On 28 December 2021, Heritage Party (Warisan) vice-president Peter Anthony announced his resignation from Warisan, along with Limbahau assemblyman Juil Nuatim.[24] A new party, which was later named Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM), was founded and chaired by Peter Anthony, with Juil Nuatim being his pro-tem deputy.[25] The party would be friendly to the ruling GRS coalition, that it will apply to be part of GRS once its registration has completed.[26] However, GRS Information Chief and PBS Secretary-general Joniston Bangkuai has instead called for GRS component parties to strengthen existing ties between the founding parties first before admitting new members. He added that although GRS welcomes support from all Sabahans, "we (GRS) must not rush to form new alliances with parties whose loyalty and true partnership have yet to be proven."[27]

The GRS party registration letter was sent on 26 February 2022 and confirmed by Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Noor on his press statement to BERNAMA reporters.[28]

This political party was legalised as an official single entity coalition party on 11 March 2022 and approved by Registrar of Societies (RoS).[29]

On 18 March 2022, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Noor, the first chairman of GRS Party said the GRS was officially registered without BN, Gerakan, and PAS.

The GRS Party first chairman, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Noor also added in his speech that BN became GRS partners in the state government, just like PAS and Gerakan through capacity as a component of the PN.[30]

The GRS registration approval certificate was received by Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Noor on 11 March 2022, and confirmed by him on 15 March 2022 during the inauguration of the Sabah KDM Party.[31]

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party has 9 MPs in the House of Representatives.

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	Member	Party
Sabah	P167	Kudat	Abdul Rahim Bakri		BERSATU
	P168	Kota Marudu	Maximus Johnity Ongkili		PBS
	P177	Beaufort	Azizah Mohd. Dun		BERSATU
	P178	Sipitang	Yamani Hafez Musa		BERSATU
	P179	Ranau	Jonathan Yasin		BERSATU
	P180	Keningau	Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan		STAR
	P183	Beluran	Ronald Kiandee		BERSATU
	P184	Libaran	Zakaria Mohd. Edris		BERSATU
	P188	Lahad Datu	Mohammadin Ketapi		BERSATU
Total	Sabah (9)

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	Member	Party
Sabah	N03	Pitas	Ruddy Awah		BERSATU
	N05	Matunggong	Julita Mojungki		PBS
	N06	Bandau	Wetrom Bahanda		BERSATU
	N07	Tandek	Hendrus Anding		PBS
	N08	Pintasan	Fairuz Renddan		BERSATU
	N12	Sulaman	Hajiji Noor		BERSATU
	N14	Tamparuli	Jahid Jahim		PBS
	N15	Kiulu	Joniston Bangkuai		PBS
	N28	Kawang	Ghulam Haidar Khan Bahadar		BERSATU
	N31	Membakut	Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif		BERSATU
	N32	Klias	Isnin Aliasnih		BERSATU
	N33	Kuala Penyu	Limus Jury		BERSATU
	N34	Lumadan	Ruslan Muharam		PBS
	N35	Sindumin	Yusof Yacob		IND
	N36	Kundasang	Joachim Gunsalam		PBS
	N37	Karanaan	Masidi Manjun		BERSATU
	N38	Paginatan	Abidin Madingkir		STAR
	N39	Tambunan	Jeffrey Kitingan		STAR
	N40	Bingkor	Robert Tawik		STAR
	N41	Liawan	Anuar Ayub @ Banand		STAR
	N43	Kemabong	Rubin Balang		BERSATU
	N44	Tulid	Flovia Ng		STAR
	N45	Sook	Ellron Alfred Angin		STAR
	N46	Nabawan	Abd. Ghani Mohd. Yassin		BERSATU
	N47	Telupid	Jonnybone J. Kurum		PBS
	N49	Labuk	Samad Jambri		BERSATU
	N57	Kuamut	Masiung Banah		IND
	N61	Segama	Mohammadin Ketapi		BERSATU
	N68	Apas	Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan		BERSATU
	N73	Sebatik	Hassan A Gani Pg Amir		BERSATU
	-	Nominated Member	Jaffari Walliam		BERSATU
	-	Nominated Member	Yong Teck Lee		SAPP
	-	Nominated Member	Amisah Yassin		BERSATU
Total	Sabah (33)