Assertion: Land reforms were successful in Kerala and West Bengal .

Reasoning: The government in these states could not face much opposition from zamindars/landlords in the implementation of land reforms after independence.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Land reforms were successful in Kerala and West Bengal because these states had governments committed to the policy of land to the tiller. Unfortunately other states did not have the same level of commitment and vast inequality in landholding continues to this day.