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Question
What are the terms of the Poona Pact?
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Solution
An agreement arrived between Gandhiji and Ambedkar came to be known as the ‘Poona Pact’.
The main terms of the Poona Pact were:-
- The principle of separate electorates was abandoned. Instead, the principle of joint electorate was accepted with reservation of seats for the depressed classes.
- Reserved seats for the depressed classes were increased from 71 to 148. In the Central Legislature, 18 percent of the seats were reserved.
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