▁the ▁parties , ▁but ▁also ▁because ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁ruled ▁that ▁Sol id ar ity ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁the ▁official ▁opposition ▁while ▁its ▁leader ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Council . p . 6 0 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Raj b ans i ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ' s ▁Council ▁due ▁to ▁cor ruption , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁find ings ▁of ▁the ▁James ▁Commission ▁of ▁inqu iry , ▁and ▁Red dy ▁assumed ▁this ▁position ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁South ▁African ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁September , ▁Sol id ar ity ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁win ▁ 1 9 ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 5 ▁seats ▁( 4 0 ▁elected ▁and ▁ 5 ▁appointed ). ▁This ▁result ▁established ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁gover ning ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁House , ▁motiv ating ▁independ ents ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁smaller ▁parties ▁to ▁join ▁Sol id ar ity ▁and ▁giving ▁it ▁a ▁majority ▁position . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Raj b ans i ▁briefly ▁reg ained ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁after ▁a ▁successful ▁vote ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁in ▁Red dy , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁soon ▁over turn ed , ▁allowing ▁Red dy ▁to ▁retain ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁House . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁expected ▁that ▁conserv ative ▁parties ▁such ▁as ▁Sol id ar ity ▁would ▁align ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Party , ▁but ▁Red dy ▁denied ▁rum ours