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Q40 (NDA-II/2022) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Partition and independence

Which of the following statements about the Unionist Party is/are correct? 1. It was a political party representing the interests of landholders in Punjab. 2. It was opposed to the idea of the partition of India as India and Pakistan. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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The Unionist Party, founded in 1923, was a secular political organization in pre-partition Punjab that primarily represented the interests of the landed gentry and feudal classes. It was an alliance of the Punjab Muslim Association and the Punjab Zamindar Central Association, focusing on the 'Agrarian Class' and rural development [1]. Led by figures like Sir Fazl-i-Husain and Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, the party emphasized a united, federal India with dominion status rather than communal division. The Unionists were staunchly opposed to the partition of India and the province of Punjab, as their political base relied on a cross-communal coalition of Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh landholders. They dominated Punjab politics until the mid-1940s when the Muslim League's communal mobilization eventually undermined their secular, pro-landlord platform.

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  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unionist_Party_(Punjab)
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