The four-cornered battle in Punggol East was predicted to be a two-horse race between the People’s Action Party (PAP) and Workers’ Party (WP). SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan said that while the race was between PAP and WP, the participation of the Reform Party and Singapore Democratic Alliance would have a significant influence on the results, as it would affect WP’s prospects. However, both parties were expected to garner smaller number of votes. “Are they going to vote tactically as the Workers’ Party (WP) has suggested, ​​or will they vote for the best candidate to represent them as the People’s Action Party has proposed? I do not rule out the possibility that the AIM saga could raise controversy if the WP could dig deeper into the issue and present it to the voters,” Assistant Prof Tan said. He added that PAP candidate Koh Poh Koon presented himself with confidence and understood local issues well. WP candidate Lee Li Lian, on the other hand, might not gain much of an advantage with her girl-next-door image.