Not only Minto but also Rito, which was Minto's opponent at the beginning, was shaken by this situation, and the movement to reorganize political parties which Minto and Rito put into confusion increased.
これによって民党のみならず、対立軸であった筈の吏党側にも動揺が走り、民党・吏党が入り乱れた政党再編の流れが強まった。