With the defeat of its leader Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir, there was a search for new leadership among the elected Congress.

14 March 1967 "People's United Front" a combination of all opposition parties and six Independents was formed at a convention at Khanna.

[8] Upheavals On 5 April 1967 the United front government suffered defeat in the state vidhan sabha when the amendment to the motion of thanks to the Governor moved by the leader of the Congress opposition was adopted.

The amendment sought to regret the omission in the Governor's address of the assurance to the use of Punjabi language up to the secretariat level.

Gurnam Singh vigorously contended that the acceptance of the opposition amendment did not amount to rejection of any of the policies of the government.

He held the view that the government was more genuinely interested in the adoption of Punjabi more than the Congress Party.

Fall of Government On 22 November 1967 before the Punjab Legislative Assembly met for its winter session Lachhman Singh Gill revolted and defected along with 16 legislators from the United Front and formed new party named Punjab Janta Party.

Governor accepted the resignation but ask the Gurnam Singh to continue in office till and alternative arrangements was made.

Conflicts Within less than a month of Gill Ministry coming to power, discontentment in Congress ranks came to the surface.

[15] The no-confidence motion against Speaker failed to stand as the prior condition under Article 179(c) of Indian Constitution not fulfilled as the objection raised by leader of opposition Gurnam Singh.

But this already cause a damage on the relationship of Punjab Janta Party and Indian National Congress, the main coalition partner in Government.

While, Mohan Singh faction sought the intervention of High Command to compel the Rarewala group to get their plan approved by the whole party.

[16] Zail Singh, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief made lone efforts to restore the solidarity in the Party.

However, a decision on the timing and the mode of the bringing about such a withdrawal was left to Indira Gandhi and S. Nijalingappa the Prime Minister and the Congress Party President respectively.

The High Command, was not in favour of forming a Congress Ministry with the support of defectors, as this would have brought an odium for which the Central leadership was unprepared.