Perak State Government - in limbo

According to Malaysiakini:
Perak gov't collapses - BN claims power
Feb 4, 09 12:12pm

LIVE REPORTS
5.50pm: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim accused BN of trying to form Perak government 'by hook or by crook'.
"We are pushing for a dissolution of the state assembly and fresh elections in the state. We must go back to the people and get a fresh mandate," he told AFP.
"The BN are trying to form the state government by hook or by crook - more by crook."
5.35pm: Mohd Nizar left the palace after meeting the sultan. He briefly told reporters that he had informed the sultan of his request for dissolution.
"It is now up to Tuanku (his highness)," he said with a smile. The meeting last almost two hours.
5.08pm: 'PERAK GOVERNMENT FALLS'. Najib said at his press conference that the Barisan Nasional has the support of the four former Pakatan Perak assemblypersons - three will be "BN-friendly" Independents, while Nasarudin will rejoin Umno.
Najib will meet the Perak Sultan as soon as possible. He said it is up to the sultan to decide on Nizar's request for dissolution of the assembly.
"All three state representatives - Jamaluddin, Osman and Hee - have submitted resignation letters to their former parties and have informed the sultan of their resignation."They have also given BN the mandate to select a new menteri besar for Perak," he said.Nasarudin has denied the claim that he had been abducted. Najib added that under Article 16(6) of the Perak constitution, if the menteri besar loses the confidence of the assembly members, he is required to resign, together with all the exco members under him.
However the final decision now hinges on the Sultan of Perak - if he accedes to a Pakatan request for dissolution or allows BN to form the new government.
5.05pm: Mohd Nizar is still at Istana Kinta.
4.28pm: Bota representative Nasarudin Hashim is also learnt to be at the DPM's office, waiting to be introduced to the media by Najib.
With Nasarudin's reversal of his defection, BN and its independent allies now have 31 seats against Pakatan Rakyat's 28.
4.25pm Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, Osman Jailu and Hee Yit Foong are present at the DPM's office. It is believed that Najib will announce their entry into BN at his press conference.
4pm: DPM Najib Abdul Razak expected to begin his press conference in Putrajaya soon. 3.50pm: Perak Menteri Besar Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin has gone into Istana Kinta to meet with Sultan Azlan Shah.

The Staronline report:
Perak govt falls, BN claims majority (Update 6)

Newsflash (5:45pm) Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin has just left Istana Kinta and told reporters that it was up to Sultan Azlan Shah to choose to dissolve the State Assembly or not.
Newsflash (5:15pm): Barisan Nasional now commands the majority to form the state government in Perak with the return of Bota assemblyman Datuk Nasaruddin Hashim and the support of three independents -- Behrang assemblyman Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, Changkat Jering assemblyman Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu, DAP’s Jelapang assemblyman and Perak state assembly deputy speaker Hee Yit Foong: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Najib said he would be seeking an audience with Sultan Azlan Shah in a day or two to inform him of Barisan's ability to form the new state government.
Newsflash (4:50pm): Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is still in audience with Sultan Azlan Shah to seek his consent to dissolve the state assembly. He was seen entering Istana Kinta at 3:50pm.
Newsflash (4:30pm): Behrang assemblyman Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, Changkat Jering assemblyman Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu, DAP's Jelapang assemblyman and Perak state assembly deputy speaker Hee Yit Foong and Bota assemblyman Datuk Nasaruddin Hashim spotted at the office of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
IPOH: Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin left Istana Kinta at 5.40pm and told reporters that it was now up to Sultan Azlan Shah to decide if the state assembly is to be dissolved.
Perak assemblymen Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (Behrang) and Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu (Changkat Jering)have quit PKR and Jamaluddin said on Wednesday that they were on the way to Putrajaya to join Umno.
Speculation is also rife that DAP’s Jelapang assemblyman and Perak state assembly deputy speaker Hee Yit Foong has defected or at least quit the party.
In the March 8 national polls, PKR won Perak with 32 seats against 27 Barisan seats.
On Tuesday, Nizar had reiterated that he would not be calling for state elections given the political developments of the past week but was prepared for any by-election.