[3] Although neither candidate was successful, Capricorn won one of the five Indian seats,[4] when Nahar Singh Mangat was elected in the Central (non-Muslim) constituency.
In 1957, members of the society in Northern Rhodesia formed the Constitution Party, which sought to promote Capricornist ideals.
[2] The society's aims were stated in the Capricorn Declarations in 1952: "We hold that all men, despite their varying talents, are equal in dignity before God and have a common duty towards one another... We hold that the differences between men, whether of creed or color, are honorable differences.
However, the sparse population and lack of indigenous skills and capital made the area a power vacuum.
The society saw a "partnership of Africans and immigrant Europeans working together... for the benefit of both" as a means of filling this vacuum and positively integrating the region into the world economy.