The cession of Kuala Lumpur had the effect of securing the Selangor state government for the Barisan Nasional until the 2008 general election , on which both the voters in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of Selangor tend to vote for the opposition .
The cession of Kuala Lumpur had the effect of securing the Selangor state government for the Barisan Nasional until the 2008 general election . 
 This is because both the voters in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of Selangor tend to vote for the opposition .