In mineral-rich areas such as Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua, regional leaders must maintain sources also by tackling illegal mine, environmental decay and other issues.  ,
Java, however, is where businesses tend to be located.
This means business objectives and the local elections are “inseparable”, said Madam Titi Anggraini, an vote law lecturer at the University of Indonesia.
Business persons backing specific prospects in regions with abundant natural resources are at odds with them because they believe they must protect their investments and businesses, she continued.  ,  ,
This time around, business organizations have backed some prospects. In addition to funds, this requires sending volunteers to plan for them or, when a popular businessperson is successful, supporting them to increase their support.  ,
For example, Pengusaha Pejuang Bersatu, a group of businesspeople, supports Jakarta government candidate Ridwan Kamil.
The group ‘s , advisory board chairman  , is Mr Ryan Haroen, a director in property developer PT Maskapai Pembangunan Industri Sumatra and a shareholder of a coffee shop.  ,
A group of businessmen known as Pengusaha Sahabat Ahmad Luthfi-Taj Yasin, which has supported him along with Mr. Widodo’s youngest kid Kaesang Pangarep, has supported Ahmad Luthfi as the candidate for governor of Central Java. Mr. Kaesang is an investor by trade, and his family hails from Solo, a provincial town. Additionally, he serves as the party’s chairman, the Indonesian Solidarity Party ( PSI).
Analysts believe that Mr. Prabowo’s Advance Indonesia Coalition (KIM ) and former Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle ( PDI-P) will continue to exert power as the regional elections take place nine months after the presidential and legislative elections in February.
Mr Prabowo’s big-tent partnership of political parties has been dubbed the KIM Plus, and is frequently seen to be backed by his father, Mr Widodo.  ,