M.A. Jinnah's Correspondence on the Organizational Challenges of the United Provinces Muslim League (1937-1941)

Sub title : Finances, Elections, and Mobilization in UP

Subject: United Provinces (UP) Muslim League | Organizational Challenges | Political Funding

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 7 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27586

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — United Provinces Muslim League — Nawab Ismail Khan — Political Funding | Congress-League Rivalry — By-Elections — Muslim Women Politicization — League Organization — Grassroots Politics — Indian National Congress.

Abstract: This collection of letters from Lucknow to M.A. Jinnah in Bombay details the grassroots challenges faced by the United Provinces (UP) Muslim League from 1937 to 1941. The correspondence reveals critical issues such as a severe lack of funds, the difficulty of countering Congress influence (which used state resources for "Village Uplift"), and the logistical hurdles of organizing with limited personnel. A significant request is made to Jinnah to re-allocate funds from the Central League treasury to the UP branch as a loan. The later documents show the evolution of these efforts, culminating in the successful mobilization of Muslim women, for which the local leaders seek and receive Jinnah's approval to use the main session pandal.

Description: This series of letters provides a rare, ground-level view of the practical difficulties involved in building the Muslim League as a robust political machine in a key province. The correspondents appeal directly to M.A. Jinnah as the central authority, highlighting his role not just as a national leader but as a manager of party resources and a strategist for provincial conflicts. The documents vividly portray the constant struggle against a resource-rich Congress, the fickle nature of public enthusiasm, and the critical importance of financing propaganda and organization. The collection comes full circle by showing a key success: the enthusiastic mobilization of Muslim women, indicating the League's growing reach and Jinnah's supportive role in endorsing this important demographic's inclusion in the mainstream political space. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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