Unionist Party (Punjab)
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The Unionist Party (Punjab) was a powerful cross-communal political party in British India's Punjab that represented the interests of rural landlords and agriculturists across religious lines.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political party
ⓘ
political party ⓘ provincial party in British India ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
All-India Muslim League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| crossCommunal | true ⓘ |
| declineCause |
communal polarization before Partition
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rise of All-India Muslim League in Punjab ⓘ |
| disestablishedIn | 1947 ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | Partition of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralBase |
landed elites
ⓘ
rural Punjab ⓘ |
| formedGovernmentIn | Punjab Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Chhotu Ram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fazl-i-Husain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikandar Hayat Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOfficeIn | Punjab Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
agrarianism
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communal harmony ⓘ pro-landlord ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cross-communal coalition politics
ⓘ
stable provincial ministries in Punjab ⓘ |
| languageOfPolitics |
Punjabi
ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Chhotu Ram NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Fazl-i-Husain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Punjab Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Indian National Congress in Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centrist ⓘ |
| region | undivided Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedCommunities |
Hindus
ⓘ
Muslims ⓘ Sikhs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
agriculturists
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canal colony landholders ⓘ rural landlords ⓘ zamindars ⓘ |
| supported |
Punjab Land Alienation Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inter-communal power-sharing ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
protection of agricultural interests
ⓘ
rural debt relief ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
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