partition suit pending before the court

A partition suit has been filed by 8 plaintiffs through a Counsel by signing Vakkalatnama .The suit is pending before the Court Now the said Counsel declined to represent the plaintiff. Therefore t he plaintiffs have to appoint another counsel to proceed the suit In this regard what will be the consequences if out of the 8 plaintiffs only 5 plaintiffs sign a vakkalatnama authorizing another Counsel , as the other three are not willing to sail with the others