The federal territories were originally part of two states:
Selangor and
Sabah. Both Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya were part of Selangor and Labuan was part of Sabah. Kuala Lumpur, the state capital of Selangor then, became the national capital of the
Federation of Malaya (and later Malaysia) in 1948. Since independence in 1957, the federal as well as the Selangor state ruling party had been the Alliance (later the
Barisan Nasional). However, in the
1969 elections the Alliance, while retaining control of the federal government, lost its majority in Selangor to the opposition. The same election resulted in a major
race riot in Kuala Lumpur. It was realised that if Kuala Lumpur remained part of Selangor, clashes between the federal government and Selangor state government might arise when they are controlled by different parties. The solution was to separate Kuala Lumpur from the state and place it under direct federal rule. On 1 February 1974, the
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Agreement was signed, and Kuala Lumpur became the first federal territory of Malaysia. During the 2006
Sukma Games in Kedah, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya (never competed) debuted as a unified Federal Territories team. ==Symbols==