 He was replaced as the Federation Party candidate by Ujagar Singh, a teacher.Most of the Federation Party candidates were well-known and respected within the Indo-Fijian community.The Federation Party platform called for immediate independence (as a republic with an ethnic Fijian as president), a common roll electoral system, a bill of rights, the introduction of free education, free healthcare, a minimum wage, pensions and unemployment benefits, as well as nationalising key industries and providing subsidies for food.