What was the important feature / result of the 1916 Lucknow Pact?

Options

A. The Congress did not agree for a separate election for Muslims in the provincial council elections.
B. This led to the partition of Bengal.
C. It further increased the distance between Hindus and Muslims
D. It referred to the reunification of the moderate and hardline cults of the Congress.

Answer

D

Explanation

The Lucknow Pact was seen as a beacon of hope to Hindu-Muslim unity. The Lucknow Pact also helped in stablishing cordial relations between the two prominent groups within the Indian National Congress – the ‘extremist’ faction led by the Lal Bal Pal trio and the ‘moderate’ faction led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale until his death in 1915 and later represented by Gandhi.