Chittaranjan Das along with ________ set up the Swaraj Party in 1923 to contest the elections.

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SSC CGL 2023 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 27 Jul 2023 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Motilal Nehru.

Key Points

The Swaraj Party was established on 1 January 1923 by Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru.
The two important leaders of the Party were CR Das and Motilal Nehru in which CR Das was the President and Motilal Nehru was its secretary.
The Party was established as the Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party.
The Swaraj Party sought greater self-government and political freedom from the British Raj for the Indian people.

Additional Information

In 1923, The Swaraj Party won the most seats during elections to the Bengal Legislative Council.
Important leaders of the Swaraj Party included Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, N C Kelkar, and Subhas Chandra Bose.