PKR vice-president Azmin Ali said the results showed a "rejection of the prime minister and bad government policies that have done much damage to the country".
"What these results show is that Pakatan Rakyat is still very popular with the people and that they want an honest, credible government which Barisan Nasional is unable to deliver," he said.
Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim was elated by the performance."Malaysians want change, irrespective of the new prime minister," he told AFP.
He said the winds of change were "still blowing" after the landmark general elections a year ago in which the opposition seized control of five of 13 states and a third of seats in parliament.
Najib has announced an ambitious agenda to reform the ruling party Umno, which represents majority Muslim Malays, and repair ties with the nation's ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities.
But after his predecessor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi failed to implement his own promised reforms during his six years in power, there is scepticism over whether Najib can deliver.
He is expected to name his new cabinet tomorrow.
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