 He consolidated his dominance of domestic policies through gerrymandering, manipulation of the balloting process, and politicalization of the civil service.A few Indo-Guyanese were co-opted into the PNC, but the ruling party was unquestionably the embodiment of the Afro-Guyanese political will.Although the Afro-Guyanese middle class was uneasy with Burnham's leftist leanings, the PNC remained a shield against Indo-Guyanese dominance.