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General elections were held in British India in December 1945 to elect members of the Central Legislative Assembly and the Council of State. [2] The Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party, winning 57 of the 102 elected seats. [3] The Muslim League won all Muslim constituencies, but failed to win any other seats.
The Labour Party had won a landslide victory at the 1945 general election, and went on to enact policies of what became known as the post-war consensus, including the establishment of the welfare state and the nationalisation of 20 percent of the entire economy. [2]
The 1945 United Kingdom general election took place on Thursday 5 July 1945. [b] With the Second World War still fresh in voters’ minds, the opposition Labour Party under the leadership of Clement Attlee won a landslide victory with a majority of 146 seats, defeating the incumbent Conservative-led government under Prime Minister Winston Churchill amidst growing concerns by the public over ...
On 19 September 1945, following negotiations between Indian leaders and members of the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India from the United Kingdom, the Viceroy Lord Wavell announced that elections to the provincial and central legislatures would be held in December 1945 to January 1946. It was also announced that an executive council would be formed ...
The Presidency came under the direct rule of the Governor on 30 October 1939, according to Section 93 of the Government of India Act of 1935. It was extended two times on 15 February 1943 and on 29 September 1945 by the proclamation of the Governor. The Labour government headed by Clement Attlee came to power in the United Kingdom in July 1945 ...
Election year Lok Sabha Total seats Turnout Party in government Seats won by the ruling party Margin of majority Percentage in the Lok Sabha Seats controlled by coalition Prime Minister 1951–52: First: 489 44.87% Indian National Congress: 364 120 74.48% Jawaharlal Nehru: 1957: Second: 494 45.44% 371 123 75.10% 1962: Third: 55.42% 361 113 73.08%
In 1945, the British Labour government ordered new elections to the Provincial legislatures. The Congress won a majority in the 1946 elections in the United Provinces and Pant was again the Premier, continuing even after India's independence in 1947.
Detailed Wavell Plan: In May, Wavell visited London and discussed his ideas with the British Government. These London talks resulted in the formulation of a definite plan of action, officially made public simultaneously on 14 June, by L.S. 8 May – War ends in Europe, with only fighting left with the Japanese