This paper examines the neutral status of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s largest modernist-Islamic organisation, dealing with the election as the arena of practical politics. Since in the middle of 1970s until present, Muhammadiyah is consistent to declare that it will not involve actively in the practical politics particularly election so that the neutral position is always embedded to it. Nevertheless, current political circumstances are enabling to Muhammadiyah to have a wide chance in taking executive power. Utilising in-depth interview and documentary analysis, the paper analyses the case of the 2017 mayoral election in Yogyakarta Municipality. The paper question is that is Muhammadiyah still in the neutral position coping with such election? The finding depicts that the configuration of Muhammadiyah neutrality in the electoral arena can be figured as what so-called “pseudo-neutrality”. It can be indicated by a threefold factor: First, it actively supports to one of the mayoral candidates, second, it takes a part as the Success Team of the candidate, third, it has political interests during and after election.