ABSTRACT
The Government of India Act of 1935 led to the countrywide election campaign in 1937 and the Muslim League constituted a centre Parliamentary board and empowered Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah as its President to affiliate the Provincial Boards. Jinnah undertook an extensive tour, requesting the Muslims to return League candidates in the forthcoming elections. The result of the elections showed that Congress returned with a clear majority in five provinces: Madras, United Provinces, Central Provinces, Bihar and Orissa. The election success made the Congress more autocratic. They announced that the ‘Indian people in agreement with Congress, the ruling political Party, has rejected the Act of 1935 and would frame their own constitution with their own Constituent Assembly.’ The Leagues victory in Bengal reflected the political maturity of the Muslims of that province. It was a positive indication of the relevance of the Muslim League and of the leadership of Jinnah.
