The Lakhnau Pact was signed on December 30, 1916, in Lakhnau (now Lucknow), India.
The agreement was signed between the Indian National Congress, led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and the All India Muslim League, led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
The pact was an attempt to unite the Indian nationalist movement and to present a common front against British colonial rule.
The agreement called for the creation of a separate electorate for Muslims in India, which would allow them to vote for Muslim candidates to represent them in the legislative councils.
The pact also called for an increase in the number of elected Indian representatives in the Imperial Legislative Council.
The agreement recognized the importance of Hindu-Muslim unity in the Indian independence movement and called for joint action between the Congress and the Muslim League.
The pact was seen as a significant achievement in Indian nationalist politics and was welcomed by both Hindu and Muslim leaders.
The Lakhnau Pact was seen as a departure from the communal politics that had dominated Indian politics until then.
The pact was ratified by the annual Congress session held in Calcutta in December 1917.
The British government was initially supportive of the Lakhnau Pact, but later backtracked on its promises, which led to disillusionment among many Indian leaders.
The Lakhnau Pact was a precursor to the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920, which aimed to unite Indians across religious and regional lines.
The pact was also an important milestone in the development of the Two-Nation Theory, which argued that Hindus and Muslims were separate nations and could not live together in a single country.
The Lakhnau Pact paved the way for the Lucknow Session of the Congress and the Muslim League in 1916, which was the first time the two organizations had held a joint session.
The Lakhnau Pact had a significant impact on the course of Indian history, as it set the stage for the Indian independence movement and the eventual partition of India and Pakistan.
The Lakhnau Pact remains an important landmark in the history of Hindu-Muslim unity and the struggle for Indian independence.
