Who founded the swaraj party and why it was formed?
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After Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non Cooperation Movement in 1922, many leaders within the INC were tired of mass struggles. They wanted to participate in the elections to the Legislative Councils, which had been set up under the Government of India Act, 1919. To give shape to this demand, senior leaders CR Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj Party.
The Swaraj Party was formed on 9 January 1923 by Indian politicians and members of the Indian National Congress who had opposed Mahatma's suspension of all civil resistance on 5 February 1922 in response to the Chauri Chaura tragedy, where policemen were killed by a mob of protestors,most notably Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das .
It sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj . It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj.