MUAR: Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) has announced 42 candidates in the upcoming Johor polls, including fielding its state chief Datuk Dr Shahruddin Md Salleh.

       Shahruddin, who is also the Sri Gading MP, is expected to be part of a four-cornered fight for the Machap state seat.

       Another notable candidate is Nornekman Osman, son of the late Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Osman Sapian, who had been fielded in the Kempas state seat.

       In his speech, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir said that the main focus for all the candidates was to serve the rakyat.

       "They come from various backgrounds, only a few of them have political backgrounds but most of them don't," he said.

       Pejuang will be making its electoral debut in Johor.

       More to come