Who formed Swaraj Party?
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The Swaraj Party was established as the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party. It was a political party formed in India in 1January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, that sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj.
– The suspension of the Non-Cooperative Movement lead to a split within Congress in the Gaya session of the Congress in 1922.
– Leaders like Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das formed the separate group within the Congress known as the Swaraj Party on 1 January 1923.
– The Swarajists wanted to contest The council election and wreak the government from within.
– Elections to legislative councils were held in November 1923. in this the Swaraj Party gained impressive success.
– In the Central Legislative Council Motilal Nehru become the leader of the party whereas in Bengal the party was headed by C.R.Das.
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