After returning to Kedah, Tunku was appointed as district officer in Kulim where he had met an Indian astrologer who told him that he will be the first Prime Minister of Malaya.
Tunku is one of the main figure in United Malayan National Organization (UMNO) led by Datuk Onn Jaafar but after he resigned after his proposal to make UMNO open to non-Malays was rejected. Tunku was anxious that he will be not accepted in UMNO's member in Johor and the supporters of former president plus Datuk Onn had set up a multi-racial Parti Negara (National Party) and other competitor is the Pan-Islamic Party of Malaya or PAS.
Tunku willing to sell two of his houses as a source of fund to tour the state branches on UMNO and attend rallies.The unity of UMNO and MCA in the first democratic elcetion as an Alliance Party led them to win nine out of 12 seats.In 1955,Alliance Part won 51 from 52 seats for the first national election on the Federal Legislative Council that then appointed him as chief minister.The process of negotiating independence began when he appointed 10 member of cabinet setting up a transition administration and drawing up a Federal Constitution relevant to the disparate needs of the people of Malaya.
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