AS a politician, Ganjar Pranowo once had a close relationship with Puan Maharani. Both were officials in the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Faction at the House of Representatives (DPR). When Puan became chairperson of the PDI-P Faction in 2021, Ganjar was the party’s deputy secretary.

Bambang Wuryanto, PDI-P Faction Secretary, said Ganjar, who became deputy secretary on April 7, 2007, was appointed by then-PDI-P Secretary