A historian is reading the record of the debates of the body that framed India's Constitution. She notices that members of one party, which held most of the seats, did not speak as a single bloc. Some of them were inspired by socialism, while others defended landlordism. Some were close to communal parties, while others were firmly secular. Yet these members argued in public, bargained with one another and often reached agreement on the floor of the house.
Identify the party whose members the historian is reading about.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The Congress
Option (1) The Muslim League — Incorrect. The Muslim League won most reserved Muslim seats but boycotted the Assembly. So its members were not debating there.
Option (2) The Socialists — Incorrect. The Socialists were at first unwilling to join, calling the Assembly a British creation. They formed only a small group.
Option (3) The Congress — Correct. The Congress held about 82 per cent of the seats. Yet it was not a party with one voice: socialists and defenders of landlordism, communal-minded and secular members all sat in it.
Option (4) The Communists — Incorrect. The Communists were a small group. They never held most of the seats in the Assembly.
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