▁lead ▁the ▁political ▁front . ▁Y aw d ▁Ser k ▁was ▁elected ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁R CSS , ▁and ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁office ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁SS A - S ▁p led ged ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Sh an ▁State ▁National ▁Army ▁( SS NA ) ▁against ▁the ▁then ▁r uling ▁military ▁jun ta ▁to ▁achieve ▁independence ▁for ▁Sh an ▁State . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁SS NA ▁agreed ▁to ▁merge ▁with ▁the ▁SS A - S . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Sh an ▁State ▁Congress ▁( SS C ) ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁Lo i ▁Tai ▁L eng ▁under ▁the ▁a eg is ▁of ▁Y aw d ▁Ser k , ▁which ▁would ▁exist ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Its ▁members ▁included ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁L ahu ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁( LD U ), ▁the ▁Pa - O ▁National ▁Liber ation ▁Organisation ▁( PN LO ), ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁Council ▁of ▁Sh an ▁State , ▁Tai ▁Co ord ination ▁Committee ▁( T CC ) ▁and ▁the ▁Wa ▁National ▁Organisation ▁( W NO ). ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁SS C , ▁the ▁SS A - S ▁maintained ▁a ▁six - member ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁A rak an ▁Liber ation ▁Party ▁( AL P ), ▁the ▁Ch in ▁National ▁Front ▁( CN F ), ▁the ▁K ach in ▁Independ