GATHERING at a restaurant in the Senayan area of Central Jakarta a day before the Jakarta gubernatorial election, a dozen members of the Jakarta Regional Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PWNU) discussed strategies to boost votes for the Ridwan Kamil-Suswono pair. The meeting, held from midday into the afternoon, was led by a high-ranking official from the Nahdlatul Ulama Central Board (PBNU).

M. Shodiq, the Jakarta PWNU Secretary, who attended the