Ousted Perak Menteri Besar Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin's candidacy for the Bukit Gantang by-election caught many political observers by surprise.<br /><br />After all, PAS has a large pool of talent that it could have fielded and Mohd Nizar already has his hands full trying to wrest the state government back from Barisan Nasional.<br /><br />For Mohd Nizar, the answer was simple: "This is no mere by-election".
