INDIAN ELECTIONS
CONGRESS CLEAR MAJORITY. [BY CABLE PBESS ASSN. COPYBIGHT.] (Reed March 1. 11 a.in.) BOMBAY, February 28. While today's completed returns showed that Congress had a clear majority in the Lower Houses of Bombay. Madras, the United Provinces, the Central Provinces. Bihar, Orissa, and is the largest single party in Bengali Assam, and the north-western frontier, the Congress working committee met, under, the presidency of Pawahar La) Nehru, to consider its policy, which officially is still opposition to the new Constitution.
Gandhi was present, in a consultative capacity, and favoured the acceptance of office, provided the Governor’s special powers, including the veto are not used; but no decision can be reached pending the meeting of the Congress Convention in the middle of March.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 1 March 1937, Page 11
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