 He was opposed by his former adept, Prachandra, who became the leading figure in the pro-armed struggle camp.The party was divided in two, with the radical wing led by Prachandra starting to mobilise for 'People's War'.Ruplal later broke with CPN(UC), and formed his own Nepal Dalit Shramik Morcha, which took part in the 1999 election campaigning for rights for lower caste people.