The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has also yet to reveal its lineups for some potential key battlegrounds with the WP, including East Coast and Punggol GRCs.
Asked about this mutual caution from both parties, Mr Singh said the WP was “very mindful” about the signals it sends.
“It is very well-known that we are a very small party, and so we have to be mindful how we employ our strategy,” said Mr Singh.
“We don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves as well, because ultimately, the purpose is to really put forward a good slate of people … for the voters in these constituencies to look seriously at the proposals that these candidates bring forward.
“I would say things will be clearer in the next few days and I look forward to a good fight put up by our candidates.”
WP’S “VALUE PROPOSITION”
WP leaders were also asked on Sunday about estate upgrading and masterplans rolled out by the PAP in several constituencies, and how it would prepare its candidates to respond.
Party chair Sylvia Lim pointed out that town councils in WP-held constituencies have also announced their five-year masterplans.
For areas it would be contesting and where it is not the incumbent, Ms Lim said voters understand that the party’s value proposition lies very much in what it can bring to parliament.
“They understand the need for there to be a parliamentary check on what the government is doing,” she said. “They understand why it is not good for the country to have a parliament that is dominated by one party, and over time, we have seen that the voters value this.”
Ms Lim added that the party has built up “some experience” in town council management and would be able to share this experience with newly elected Members of Parliament, if it manages to win new constituencies.
“If we are fortunate enough to win new areas, we will get working from day one.”
That said, it would be “jumping the gun” to expect opposition candidates to come up with five-year masterplans for the constituencies they are contesting, as that would involve understanding how government agencies work in approving plans and what kinds of funding are available, among other issues, said Ms Lim.
“So, this is the lay of the land but it doesn’t stop us from contesting and fighting seriously in all the wars that we are contesting.”
