In the general election of 2004 , the Barisan Nasional under Badawi scored a landslide victory with 92 % majority in the national legislature including recapturing Terengganu.
March 2006 , Badawi's government unveiled the ninth Malaysian Plan 2006-2010 which, while retaining Mahathir's famous "Vision 2020" as a goal and slogan, showed substantial departure.
The government now focused on people rather than on the grandiose infrastructure of Mahathir regime.
In the March 2008 election, the Barisan Nasional's majority in the national legislature was cut to a record low, far below the two-third majority it had previously enjoyed. More over BN lost five out of twelve state legislature to the opposition.
In April 2009, Badawi stepped down allowing his deputy Najib Abdul Razak to succeed him.