Lucknow Pact-Congress- League Pact (1916)

                         An important step forward in achieving Hindu –Muslim unity was the Lucknow pact (1916). Anti- British feeling were generated among the Muslims following a war between Britain and Turkey which opened the way for the Congress and Muslim League unity.

                       Both the Congress and the Muslim league held session at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the famous Lucknow pact; the congress accepted the separate electorate and both organizations jointly demanded ‘dominion status ‘for the country.

                      Hindu- Muslim unity alarmed the British and forced the government to announce its future policy. In 1916, a British policy was announced whereby association of Indians was in Government increased and there was to be a gradual development of local self- governing institutions.