In the election held in 1937, in which two provinces was the Indian National Congress not able to emerge as the single largest party?
Punjab and Sind
Assam and North-West Frontier Province
Punjab and Assam
Assam and Madras
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– Congress won a clear majority in 5 provinces (Madras, Bihar, Orissa, Central Provinces, and United Provinces) and emerged as the single largest party in 4 others (Bombay, Bengal, Assam, and North-West Frontier Province), where it later formed coalition governments.
– In Punjab, the Unionist Party secured a clear majority.
– In Sind, no single party obtained a majority, and a coalition government was formed where Congress was not the dominant partner.
– The elections demonstrated the widespread popularity of the Congress across large parts of India, though Muslim League’s performance was poor in Muslim majority provinces as well.
– The Congress ministries resigned in 1939 in protest against the British government involving India in World War II without consulting Indian leaders.