 In 1951, the party contested for seats in the Kano primary elections and was fairly successful.However, with the formation of the Northern People's Congress, Mallam Aminu began to face formidable challenges especially in two federal elections.In 1954, Aminu lost a federal House of Representative seat to Maitama Sule and in 1956, he failed to clinch enough votes to win a seat on the Northern Regional Assembly.