 Eventually, BJT won 34 of the 500 seats in the House of Representatives, which observers have interpreted as disappointing.Subsequently, the party's Matchima-faction, led by Somsak Thepsuthin, tried to join the Pheu-Thai-led coalition government of Prime Minister-designate Yingluck Shinawatra, despite the party's ruling out cooperation with Pheu Thai before the elections.The Pheu Thai Party rejected the participation of BJT members.