[14][15] Despite his insistence on resignation the Party continued to acknowledge him as the General Secretary of AICC.

In 1976, he was appointed the President of National Students' Union of India, Mumbai Unit.

In 1982, Kamat represented the Indian Youth Congress at International Convention in Bucharest, Romania.

Kamat represented the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, at the UN Convention at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

[17] Gurudas Kamat died at a private hospital in New Delhi on 22 August 2018 following a heart attack.