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Question
What are the terms of the Poona Pact?
Solution
An agreement arrived between Gandhiji and Ambedkar came to be known as the ‘Poona Pact’.
The main terms of the Poona Pact were:-
- The principle of separate electorates was abandoned. Instead, the principle of joint electorate was accepted with reservation of seats for the depressed classes.
- Reserved seats for the depressed classes were increased from 71 to 148. In the Central Legislature, 18 percent of the seats were reserved.
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