▁some ▁chief s ▁of ▁Ba ▁Province ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁elections , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁any ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁which ▁de posed ▁the ▁elected ▁government ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mah endra ▁Ch aud h ry ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁B K V ▁cont ested ▁the ▁election ▁held ▁to ▁restore ▁dem ocracy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁This ▁time , ▁they ▁had ▁former ▁inter im ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁R atu ▁Te v ita ▁M omo ed on u ▁( a ▁def ector ▁from ▁the ▁F iji ▁Labour ▁Party ) ▁as ▁their ▁leader , ▁but ▁once ▁again , ▁they ▁won ▁no ▁seats , ▁though ▁they ▁received ▁ 2 . 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁B K V ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁National ▁Unity ▁( P AN U ), ▁also ▁a ▁Ba - based ▁party , ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁People ' s ▁National ▁Party ▁( PN P ) ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁former ▁Cab inet ▁Minister ▁M eli ▁Bog ile ka , ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁der eg ister ed ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Bog ile ka ▁declared ▁that ▁officials ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁parties ▁wanted ▁Ba ▁Province ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁single ▁party ▁to ▁represent ▁their ▁interests ▁at ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁mer ger ▁proved ▁complicated , ▁however