feb 15, 1937 - Provincial election

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Elections were held in eleven provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, the United Provinces, the Bombay Presidency, Assam, the North-West Frontier Province, Bengal, Punjab and Sind

8 win

1. Bombay - Congress fell just short of gaining half the seats. However, it was able to draw on the support of some small pro-Congress groups to form a working majority
2. Madras - In Madras, the Congress won 74% of all seats, eclipsing the incumbent Justice Party (21 seats)
3. Central Provinces - Congress won
4. United Provinces - Congress won
5. Bihar - Congress won, ML 0 seats
6. Orissa - Congress won, ML 0 seats

7. Assam - Congress, not the majority, the coalition with Assam Valley Party
8. NWFP -Congress not majority, ML 0 seats --> formed government with Hindu-Sikh Nationalist

3 loss

9. Bengal - In Bengal, although the Congress was the single largest party, with 54 seats, it was unable to form a government ---> The Krishak Praja Party with 36 seats, formed a coalition government with the support of the Muslim League
10. Punjab - After the result Unionist Party formed the Government. Khalsa National Board and Hindu Election Board also gave their support to Unionist Party
11. Sindh - The Sind United Party emerged as the leader with 22 seats, and the Congress secured 8 seats. Mohammad Ali Jinnah had tried to set up a League Parliamentary Board in Sindh in 1936, but he failed, though 72% of the population was Muslim. Though 34 seats were reserved for Muslims, the Muslim League could secure none of them

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