Question

why Congress was sharply divided into leftist and rightist camp​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Both Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose had Socialist learning. Both of them had a large number of followers who had already been calling themselves as"Leftist Congressmen". Subhas Bose's attempt to seek re-election for Congress presidentship in 1939, sharply divided the National Congress into 'Leftist’ and ‘Rightist'camp. Socialism had already made it's power felt in Congress but now it constituted a powerful left wing with distrinct leaning towards Communist leadership.