 Mukhriz was initially seen as leading in nominations compared to Khairy but eventually lost in the final vote count.However, a controversy was sparked when Khairy was allowed to contest for the post even though he was found guilty for being involved with money politics by the UMNO Disciplinary Board, while others who were found guilty for the same offence, such as Mohd Ali Rustam who was supposed to contest for the UMNO Vice-President post, were not allowed to contest for their respective posts.However, Khairy denied the allegation, as stated in his blog.