 Two independents, Kazuyuki Hamada and Tatsuo Hirano, joined the NRP's caucus in the House of Councillors on July 24, and the NRP upper house caucus was renamed "New Renaissance Party and Group of Independents" (新党改革・無所属の会, NRP-GI).The party was unable to obtain seats in the July 2016 election, and the party broke up on 25 July 2017.The New Renaissance Party is in favour of decentralization.