JOHOR BARU: The Johor DAP elections today will be a crowded affair, with 40 candidates vying for 15 seats in the state committee. It has been described as “the hottest”, with an all-out attempt by two factions to remove incumbent state chairman Liew Chin Tong, who is aligned to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang and his son Lim Guan Eng. The two factions are led by state secretary Tan Hong Pin, and former state chairman Dr Boo Cheng Hau. Liew is gunning for a third term as Johor DAP chairman. A local DAP leader said it would be a keenly contested affair as the number of delegates had more than doubled since the last party polls in 2018.