▁the ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Ko ya ▁led ▁his ▁National ▁Federation ▁Party ▁( NF P ) ▁to ▁a ▁narrow ▁victory , ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁become ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁but ▁internal ▁party ▁str ife ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Governor ▁General , ▁R atu ▁Sir ▁George ▁C ak ob au , ▁calling ▁on ▁the ▁defeated ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁R atu ▁Sir ▁Kam is ese ▁Mar a , ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁government . ▁As ▁seen ▁from ▁B rij ▁V ▁L al ' s ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁J ai ▁Ram ▁Red dy ▁called ▁E ye ▁of ▁the ▁Storm , ▁all ▁ 2 6 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Federation ▁Party ▁sent ▁a ▁signed ▁mem o , ▁that ▁is ▁signed ▁by ▁each ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁Governor ▁General ▁p led ging ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁Ko ya . ▁The ▁governor ▁General ▁was ▁concerned ▁that ▁S ake asi ▁But ad ro ka , ▁the ▁F ij ian ▁leader ▁who ▁destroyed ▁Mar a ' s ▁majority ▁by ▁splitting ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁F ij ian ▁votes , ▁would ▁ful fil ▁his ▁promise ▁made ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Old ▁Su va ▁Town ▁Hall ▁in ▁his ▁m idd ay ▁speech ▁that ▁if ▁an ▁Indian ▁was ▁elected ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Blood ▁would ▁flow . ▁He ▁pointed ▁to ▁his ▁signature ▁red ▁tie . ▁The ▁Governor ▁General ▁who ▁has ▁asked ▁the ▁N FP ▁to ▁form ▁government ▁then ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁and ▁appointed ▁R atu ▁Sir ▁Kam is ese ▁Mar a