 In late 1965, he worked with Ratu Mara to form the Alliance Party.As Ayodhya Prasd was flexible about the system of voting, Ratu Kamisese Mara found that he could guarantee more secure land tenure to Indian farmers in return for working with the Congress to form the Alliance Party.In the 1966 Legislative Council election, he again stood against Patel, and lost by a large margin.