In 1976, when the National Federation Party (NFP) was hopelessly divided, it was again S.B. Patel who managed to get the two sides to patch up their differences and fight the March 1977 election as a united party.
The passage describes how S.B. Patel played a pivotal role in uniting the National Federation Party (NFP) after it was deeply divided, enabling them to run as a unified force in the March 1977 election.