He used the Fiji Indian’s dislike of Gujarati traders and money lenders, and the fact that A.D. Patel was an India-born Gujarati, to turn the election to one between Fiji-born and India-born. Together with Ayodhya Prasad and other young men he organised a secret organisation called the New Youth Army. Singh won the election by 671 votes to Patel's 651 with 66 votes being invalid.
He leveraged Fiji Indians' aversion to Gujarati traders and money lenders, as well as A.D. Patel being an India-born Gujarati, to frame the election as a contest between Fijian-born and Indian-born candidates.  Together with Ayodhya Prasad and other young men, he established a clandestine organization called the New Youth Army. Singh secured victory by 671 votes over Patel's 651, with 66 votes being invalidated.