Jakarta. Banten governor candidate Andra Soni visited the headquarters of B-Universe Media Holdings in PIK 2 on Thursday.

Andra, who currently heads the province’s legislative council, met with B-Universe’s Executive Chairman Enggartiasto Lukita. During his visit, Andra talked of his plans for Banten’s development for the next five years as Indonesia inches closer to the regional government elections in November.

“It is an honor to be welcomed here at B-Universe. … We mostly discussed my future plans and what I would do to develop Banten for the next five years,” Andra told reporters on the sidelines of his visit.

Andra has received the backing of 10 parties so far to compete in the gubernatorial election. These parties are President-Elect Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra, PKS, Democratic Party, Nasdem, among others. PKB, PAN, PBB, PSI, Garuda, and Prima have also declared their support for Andra. 

“Praise be to God. I’m grateful to see that I have earned the support from 10 political parties. This is such a grand opportunity that God has given me to compete in the upcoming election,” Andra said, while saying that he was confident of his chances of winning thanks to the massive backing.

Andra is set to face the Former South Tangerang Mayor Airin Rachmi Diany in the upcoming election.