 The party contested elections in the 1960s, although came into conflict with the Umma Party and NUP led government.Nevertheless, the party went on to win 8 seats at the 1965 election, with Ahmad Sulayman being elected from a territorial constituency, and Abdel Khaliq Mahjub being elected as an independent.Another member of the party, Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim, was the first woman elected to the Sudanese parliament.