▁National ▁Party ▁uses ▁the ▁legacy ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁Bal och istan ▁to ▁stir ▁up ▁support , ▁However ▁at ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁elections , ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁party ▁won ▁only ▁ 0 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁and ▁ 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 7 2 ▁elected ▁members . ▁ ▁Al most ▁every ▁Pak ist ani ▁state ▁has ▁a ▁regional ▁party ▁devoted ▁sole ly ▁to ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁native ▁people . ▁Un like ▁the ▁Aw ami ▁National ▁party ▁and ▁the ▁Bal och istan ▁national ▁party , ▁these ▁mostly ▁cannot ▁be ▁called ▁national ist , ▁as ▁they ▁use ▁regional ism ▁as ▁a ▁strategy ▁to ▁gar ner ▁votes , ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁fr ustration ▁of ▁common ▁people ▁with ▁official ▁status ▁and ▁the ▁central ization ▁of ▁government ▁institutions ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁However , ▁the ▁recent ▁elections ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁history ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁such ▁eth nic ▁national ist ▁parties ▁rarely ▁win ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote , ▁with ▁the ▁over wh el ming ▁majority ▁of ▁votes ▁going ▁to ▁large ▁and ▁established ▁political ▁parties ▁that ▁purs ue ▁a ▁national ▁ag enda ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁regional ism . ▁ ▁In ternal ▁fa ctions ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁years ▁of ▁British ▁rule ▁and ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁independence , ▁Muslim ▁national ism ▁in ▁South ▁Asia ▁had ▁three ▁groups ▁of ▁supp or ters : ▁▁ 1 ) ▁Ide al ists , ▁such ▁as ▁majority ▁of ▁Muslim ▁students ▁and ▁intellect uals , ▁inspired ▁by ▁Al ig ar h