 The split led to the left wing of the Kisan Sangh and Maha Sangh nominating A. D. Patel to run against him in the 1944 elections; Patel won with 77% of the vote.In 1953, differences arose between Prasad and Lakshman, who was now the Vice President of the Kisan Sangh, regarding payment to the Fijian landowners to obtain land to construct a building for the Kisan Sangh.Lakshman was expelled from the Kisan Sangh and subsequently involved himself with organising the sugar mill workers.