With the introduction of Group (A) IND in 1996, most teams switched from Maruti Gypsy's to Maruti Esteem.
For the 2005 season Leelakrishnan and his outfit quit MRF Rallying to help restart JK Rally team which had earlier quit in 2000 and ran the JK Rally team winning 2 more titles for V. R. Naren Kumar in a Group A Maruti Baleno [REF].