 Its representation increased to 32 seats after the Constitutional Court dissolved the ruling PPP in the 2008 political crisis and its members defected to other parties.Puea Pandin then changed its allegiance and helped to elect Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democrat Party prime minister.Many of Puea Pandin's members of parliament defected to other parties ahead of the election in 2011, hoping to increase their chances of being re-elected.