diff --git a/ddl/placement/bundle.go b/ddl/placement/bundle.go
index 83e2eff7b91e8..d8f24f08583f5 100644
--- a/ddl/placement/bundle.go
+++ b/ddl/placement/bundle.go
@@ -181,15 +181,17 @@ func NewBundleFromSugarOptions(options *model.PlacementSettings) (*Bundle, error
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: unsupported schedule %s", ErrInvalidPlacementOptions, schedule)
 	}
 
-	rules = append(rules, NewRule(Voter, primaryCount, NewConstraintsDirect(NewConstraintDirect("region", In, primaryRegion))))
-	if followers+1 > primaryCount {
+	rules = append(rules, NewRule(Leader, 1, NewConstraintsDirect(NewConstraintDirect("region", In, primaryRegion))))
+	if primaryCount > 1 {
+		rules = append(rules, NewRule(Voter, primaryCount-1, NewConstraintsDirect(NewConstraintDirect("region", In, primaryRegion))))
+	}
+	if cnt := followers + 1 - primaryCount; cnt > 0 {
 		// delete primary from regions
 		regions = regions[:primaryIndex+copy(regions[primaryIndex:], regions[primaryIndex+1:])]
-
 		if len(regions) > 0 {
-			rules = append(rules, NewRule(Follower, followers+1-primaryCount, NewConstraintsDirect(NewConstraintDirect("region", In, regions...))))
+			rules = append(rules, NewRule(Voter, cnt, NewConstraintsDirect(NewConstraintDirect("region", In, regions...))))
 		} else {
-			rules = append(rules, NewRule(Follower, followers+1-primaryCount, NewConstraintsDirect()))
+			rules = append(rules, NewRule(Voter, cnt, NewConstraintsDirect()))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/ddl/placement/bundle_test.go b/ddl/placement/bundle_test.go
index b59f349609f87..a219fc0589789 100644
--- a/ddl/placement/bundle_test.go
+++ b/ddl/placement/bundle_test.go
@@ -405,7 +405,10 @@ func TestNewBundleFromOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			Regions:       "us",
 		},
 		output: []*Rule{
-			NewRule(Voter, 3, NewConstraintsDirect(
+			NewRule(Leader, 1, NewConstraintsDirect(
+				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "us"),
+			)),
+			NewRule(Voter, 2, NewConstraintsDirect(
 				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "us"),
 			)),
 		},
@@ -419,10 +422,13 @@ func TestNewBundleFromOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			Schedule:      "majority_in_primary",
 		},
 		output: []*Rule{
-			NewRule(Voter, 2, NewConstraintsDirect(
+			NewRule(Leader, 1, NewConstraintsDirect(
 				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "us"),
 			)),
-			NewRule(Follower, 1, NewConstraintsDirect()),
+			NewRule(Voter, 1, NewConstraintsDirect(
+				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "us"),
+			)),
+			NewRule(Voter, 1, NewConstraintsDirect()),
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -434,10 +440,10 @@ func TestNewBundleFromOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			Followers:     1,
 		},
 		output: []*Rule{
-			NewRule(Voter, 1, NewConstraintsDirect(
+			NewRule(Leader, 1, NewConstraintsDirect(
 				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "us"),
 			)),
-			NewRule(Follower, 1, NewConstraintsDirect(
+			NewRule(Voter, 1, NewConstraintsDirect(
 				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "bj", "sh"),
 			)),
 		},
@@ -510,10 +516,13 @@ func TestNewBundleFromOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			Followers:     5,
 		},
 		output: []*Rule{
-			NewRule(Voter, 3, NewConstraintsDirect(
+			NewRule(Leader, 1, NewConstraintsDirect(
+				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "us"),
+			)),
+			NewRule(Voter, 2, NewConstraintsDirect(
 				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "us"),
 			)),
-			NewRule(Follower, 3, NewConstraintsDirect(
+			NewRule(Voter, 3, NewConstraintsDirect(
 				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "sh"),
 			)),
 		},
@@ -531,10 +540,13 @@ func TestNewBundleFromOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			Schedule:      "majority_in_primary",
 		},
 		output: []*Rule{
-			NewRule(Voter, 3, NewConstraintsDirect(
+			NewRule(Leader, 1, NewConstraintsDirect(
+				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "sh"),
+			)),
+			NewRule(Voter, 2, NewConstraintsDirect(
 				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "sh"),
 			)),
-			NewRule(Follower, 2, NewConstraintsDirect(
+			NewRule(Voter, 2, NewConstraintsDirect(
 				NewConstraintDirect("region", In, "bj"),
 			)),
 		},