Swaraj Party
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The Swaraj Party was an Indian political party founded in 1923 by leaders like C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru to enter legislative councils and obstruct colonial governance from within as part of the freedom struggle against British rule.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swaraj Party canonical | 11 |
| Bengal Provincial Swaraj Party | 1 |
| Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party | 1 |
| Swarajist Party | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3555597 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swaraj Party Context triple: [C. R. Das, politicalParty, Swaraj Party]
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A.
Natal Indian Congress
The Natal Indian Congress was a South African political organization that represented the interests of the Indian community and campaigned against racial discrimination under colonial and apartheid rule.
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B.
Swatantra Party
Swatantra Party was a classical liberal and pro–free market political party in India, founded in 1959 as a conservative alternative to the dominant socialist policies of the Indian National Congress.
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C.
All India Forward Bloc
All India Forward Bloc is an Indian left-wing nationalist political party established by Subhas Chandra Bose as a vehicle for his radical anti-colonial and socialist agenda.
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D.
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is a major Indian political party that led the country’s independence movement against British rule and has played a central role in its post-independence politics.
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E.
Hindu Mahasabha
The Hindu Mahasabha is a Hindu nationalist political organization in India that emerged in the early 20th century advocating for Hindu interests and a Hindu-centric vision of the Indian nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swaraj Party Target entity description: The Swaraj Party was an Indian political party founded in 1923 by leaders like C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru to enter legislative councils and obstruct colonial governance from within as part of the freedom struggle against British rule.
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A.
Natal Indian Congress
The Natal Indian Congress was a South African political organization that represented the interests of the Indian community and campaigned against racial discrimination under colonial and apartheid rule.
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B.
Swatantra Party
Swatantra Party was a classical liberal and pro–free market political party in India, founded in 1959 as a conservative alternative to the dominant socialist policies of the Indian National Congress.
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C.
All India Forward Bloc
All India Forward Bloc is an Indian left-wing nationalist political party established by Subhas Chandra Bose as a vehicle for his radical anti-colonial and socialist agenda.
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D.
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is a major Indian political party that led the country’s independence movement against British rule and has played a central role in its post-independence politics.
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E.
Hindu Mahasabha
The Hindu Mahasabha is a Hindu nationalist political organization in India that emerged in the early 20th century advocating for Hindu interests and a Hindu-centric vision of the Indian nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian political party
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Legislative Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Legislative Assembly
provincial legislative councils ⓘ |
| aim |
attain self-government within the British Empire
ⓘ
obstruct colonial governance from within legislative councils ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| declineBegan | after death of C. R. Das in 1925 ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 1920s ⓘ |
| formedAs |
Swaraj Party
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party
|
| founded | 1923 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Chittaranjan Das
ⓘ
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ⓘ Motilal Nehru ⓘ N. C. Kelkar ⓘ Vithalbhai Patel ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Allahabad ⓘ |
| hadInternalFaction |
no-changers
ⓘ
pro-changers ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| ideology |
Indian nationalism
ⓘ
Swaraj ⓘ |
| influenced | Congress strategy on council entry ⓘ |
| languageOfPolitics | English ⓘ |
| leader |
Chittaranjan Das
ⓘ
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ⓘ Motilal Nehru ⓘ N. C. Kelkar ⓘ N. M. Joshi ⓘ S. Srinivasa Iyengar ⓘ
surface form:
Srinivasa Iyengar
Vithalbhai Patel ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Swaraj ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Vithalbhai Patel
ⓘ
surface form:
Vithalbhai Patel became President of the Central Legislative Assembly
won significant seats in 1923 legislative council elections ⓘ |
| opposedLegislation | repressive colonial bills in councils ⓘ |
| opposedPolicyOf | non-cooperation with councils after 1922 ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| parentOrganization | Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | pro-independence ⓘ |
| region | British India ⓘ |
| shortName |
Swaraj Party
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Swarajist Party
|
| strategy |
council entry
ⓘ
obstructionist tactics in legislatures ⓘ |
| supportedMovement | civil liberties in colonial India ⓘ |
| supportedPolicyOf | using councils to fight colonial rule ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Swaraj Party Description of subject: The Swaraj Party was an Indian political party founded in 1923 by leaders like C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru to enter legislative councils and obstruct colonial governance from within as part of the freedom struggle against British rule.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bengal Provincial Swaraj Party
subject surface form:
Chittaranjan Das
subject surface form:
Chittaranjan Das
this entity surface form:
Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party
this entity surface form:
Swarajist Party
subject surface form:
Chittaranjan Das