Implementation of provincial autonomy:
Through the Government of India Act, 1935, British governance tried hard to implement the provincial autonomy mentioned in the Act. The dates for the elections were also declared in the year 1937. The election were concluded by April 3,1937. Congress got a clear majority in 6 provinces – United Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, Bombay, Madras and Central Provinces out of 11 provinces and emerged as the largest party in three states – Assam, Bengal and North – western Frontier Province.
The communist party was in majority in Punjab, while it was the Muslim League in Sindh. In the beginning, all the political parties showed interest in forming governments with the governor’s cooperation. Then, in July 1937, provincial governments were formed. Some of the governments did quite commendable work.
