Sindh Provincial Muslim League Election Strategy and Budget Proposal to M. A. Jinnah, 1946

Sub title : Request for Central Funds and Tactical Plan for Sindh Legislative Assembly Elections

Subject: Sind Provincial Muslim League | 1946 Elections | Election Strategy | Budget

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 14 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27367

Keyword: Sindh Provincial Muslim League — 1946 Elections — Election Budget | Scheduled Caste Candidates — Congress-Muslim League Rivalry | Political Strategy — Election Funding — Pakistan Movement — Provincial Politics | G.M. Syed — Election Campaign — Muslim League Organization

Abstract: A detailed letter and budget from the Sind Provincial Muslim League to M. A. Jinnah, outlining a strategic plan to counter the Congress party in the upcoming Sind Legislative Assembly elections. The proposal includes a tactic to support Scheduled Caste candidates in specific constituencies to split the non-Muslim vote and a comprehensive budget request of nearly Rs. 250,000 from the All India Muslim League to fund an extensive election campaign.

Description: This file contains a multi-page communication from the President of the Sind Provincial Muslim League to M. A. Jinnah. It begins by analyzing the political landscape and proposing a specific electoral tactic against the Congress. This is followed by a resolution forming an Election Committee and concludes with an extremely detailed, itemized budget estimate for the entire election campaign, covering office establishment, publicity, propaganda, and polling arrangements. It is a key document showing the organizational and financial workings of the League at the provincial level. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

Total Views: 129        Favorites : 0