 This was achieved through a plan developed by Duncan Sandys whereby Sandy, after feigning impartiality in a Guyanese dispute, would decide in favor of Forbes Burnham and Peter D'Aguiar, calling for new elections based on proportional representation before independence would be considered, under which Jagan's opposition would have better chances to win.The plan succeeded, and the Burnham-D'Aguiar coalition took power soon after winning the election on December 7, 1964.The Johnson administration later helped Burnham fix the fraudulent election of 1968—the first election after decolonization in 1966.