, ▁its ▁support ▁comes ▁mainly ▁from ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁Indian ▁community . ▁Its ▁largest ▁base ▁of ▁political ▁strength ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal , ▁especially ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Dur ban ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁cultural ▁and ▁dem ographic ▁centre ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁Indian ▁community . ▁It ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Am ich and ▁Raj b ans i ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁People ' s ▁Party , ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁party ▁led ▁by ▁Raj b ans i ▁in ▁the ▁Indian - only ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁in ▁the ▁Tr ic amer al ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁Raj b ans i ' s ▁wid ow , ▁Sh ame en ▁Th ak ur - R aj b ans i , ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁leader ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁A ▁leadership ▁and ▁family ▁battle ▁er upt ed ▁when ▁an ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁replace ▁Th ak ur - R aj b ans i ▁as ▁leader , ▁with ▁Am ich and ▁Raj b ans i ' s ▁son , ▁V imal , ▁and ▁first ▁wife , ▁Ash a ▁De vi ▁Raj b ans i , ▁asking ▁her ▁to ▁step ▁down , ▁and ▁a ▁break away ▁conference ▁( not ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁IE C ) ▁elected ▁Roy ▁B ho ola , ▁who ▁Th ak ur - R aj b ans i ▁had ▁attempted