Question

With reference to the Lucknow Pact, mention three important provisions regarding Constitutional reforms.

Answer 1

The important provisions regarding Constitutional reforms were jointly accepted by the Congress and the Muslim League. They were:
(i) The British Government-should declare that Britain’s objective was to grant self-government to India and should be granted an equal status with that of other Dominions in the British Empire.
(ii) 4/5 of the members of the Central and the Provincial Legislatures should be elected. The rest of the members could be nominated.
(iii) At least 1/2 of the members of the Central as well as the Provincial Executive Councils should be elected by the elected members of the respective Legislatures.