 The new party consisted mainly of defectors from the "Minseitō", and had an original strength of 32 seats in the Diet of Japan.In 1934, it demanded an inquiry into the Teijin Incident in an effort to bring down the cabinet of Prime Minister Saitō Makoto.However, in 1935, many members returned to the Minseitō fold, and in 1936, Nakano left the party to form the "Tōhōkai" the following year, and Kazami joining Fumimaro Konoe’s think tank, the "Shōwa Kenkyūkai."