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FOUNDATION The League was created by Indian Muslim political leaders who rejected the political separatism of the All India Muslim League and the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah . The League favored a united India , with special political rights and extensive representation for India's Muslims. It often opted to form political alliances in the Punjab with the Indian National Congress and Sikh political parties. However, the League did not support the Quit India Movement , and backed the British effort in World War II . POLITICS The League was the largest political party in the Punjab, and controlled the Government of Punjab from 1937 to 1946 under the Government Of India Act 1935 , in coalition with the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Indian National Congress . The League's most charismatic and popular leader was Sikander Hyat Khan , who was the chief minister of Punjab. He was revered by Muslims , Hindus and Sikhs in the province alike. PARTITION AND DISSOLUTION After Sikander Khan's death in 1942, his son Khizr Hyat Khan took over the party, but in 1946 Punjab was partitioned as per the demand of the Muslim League led by Jinnah, and in the following year became the largest province of the new state of Pakistan . Thus the League floundered and dissolved itself. SEE ALSO |
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