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.
In 1976, when the National Federation Party (NFP) was deeply fractured, it was again S.B. Patel who successfully brought together the two factions and united them to contest the March 1977 election as a single party.