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1. After the withdrawal of the Non- Cooperation Movement, Chittranjan Das and Motilal Nehru started Swarajya Party with the purpose of retaining the national awareness among people.

2. Their purpose was to enter the legislative assemblies and oppose the unfair policies of the government.

3. The leaders of the Swarajya Party also adopted the constructive activities of Gandhiji like abolition of untouchability, Hindu-Muslim unity, revival of spinning wheel, liquor prohibition etc.

4. Swarajya party contested the election of the legislatures held in November 1923 and the candidates of the Swarajya Party were elected in the central legislature as well as the Provincial Legislature and got clear majority.

5. Motilal Nehru was elected into the Central Legislature as the party leader and Chittranjan Das was elected in the Bengal Province.

6. Swarajya Party disapproved the government budgets and proposals and resented the unjust policies of the government.

7. It compelled the government to consider the problems of the people.

8. Due to the working of the Swarajya Party only, government had to appoint the Simon Commission two years earlier.

9. The Swarajya Party functioned in a disciplined manner and established high parliamentary practices.

10. It proved to the British government that Indians can rule constitutionally and democratically.

11. The educated class of India was thus attracted the Swarajya Party.

12. National awareness re-emerged in the people.

13. The party played a crucial role in bringing the achievement of independence very near.

14. All this indicates the importance of the party.

15. With the death of Chittaranjan Das in June 1925, the Swarajya Party became weak.

16. Some members began supporting the government while others established a new party named the National Party.

17. Thus, the prestige of the Swarajya Party reduced.

18. In the election of 1926, all its members lost terribly except in Madras Province.

19. Bipin Chandra Pal and Surendranath Bannerji even criticized the party strongly.

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