Merger With Janata Dal
The party lost every seat it contested for in the 1989 elections. Sivaji himself lost at Thiruvayaru constituency to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate by a margin of 10,643 votes. Soon after the election he dissolved the party and asked his party cadres to join Janata Dal which he himself did after an invitation from V. P. Singh. Later in his life Sivaji Ganesan regretted to have ever floated his own party and reportedly said
| “ | Many of the people with me were professional politicians. They had to remain in politics necessarily to make a living. I was compelled to start a party for their sake, although I did not require it. | ” |
On other occasion he added:
| “ | The votes that I secured came from people of another party. It is true that I was defeated. This was a big disappointment and a very difficult situation that I faced. What could one do? When we take wrong decisions, we have to face disappointments. | ” |
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