At the 15th General Election last year, Mr Azmin lost the Gombak parliamentary seat to his former protege Amirudin Shari. Mr Amirudin, currently chief minister for Selangor, garnered 72,267 votes while Mr Azmin lagged behind at 59,538 votes.
Mr Azmin currently occupies the Bukit Antarabangsa seat, which he has held since 2008, in the state legislative assembly of Selangor.
Prior to his announcement on Saturday, Mr Azmin was widely tipped by local media to lead the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition in the upcoming state polls in Selangor. He was also reported to be the coalition’s chief minister candidate should they win the state from Pakatan Harapan.
Bersatu is a component party of the PN coalition.