What was the role of the Swaraj Party?

 After the Non-cooperation Movement was withdrawn, there was some confusion in the Congress as to what the next course of action should be.

 Elections were scheduled to be held in 1923, and many leaders were eager to contest, and enter the legislative assembly so that they could bring about some changes.

 One such leader was C. R. Das, who resigned as president of the Congress. Along with Motilal Nehru and N.C. Kelkar, he launched a new political outfit called ‘Congress Khilafat Swarajya Party’, or simply, the ‘Swaraj Party’. These leaders did win the elections, but the political climate was such that they could not really bring about any changes.

 The Swaraj Party played a significant role in the Freedom Movement by keeping alive the hunger for freedom, and fostering Hindu-Muslim unity.