Question

What led to the split in the Congress in 1907

Answer 1

What led to the split in congress in 1907 at Surat? There had always been a distrust between the moderates and the extremists in the Congress. In 1907 a controversy over the President-ship of Congress was brewing. Tilak was not popular among the moderates whereas Pal and Aurobindo wanted Tilak to be the President.

The Congress split in 1907. The Moderates were opposed to the use of boycott. They felt that it involved the use of force. After the split the Congress came to be dominated by the Moderates with Tilak’s followers functioning from outside.

The two groups reunited in December 1915. Next year, the Congress and the Muslim League signed the Lucknow Pact and decided to work together for representative government in the country.