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The Imperial Legislative Council was a legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 for India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 during the middle years of the British Raj
British Raj

British Raj primarily refers to the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; it can also refer to the period of dominion, and even the region under the rule....
.

The Government of India Act 1909
Government of India Act 1909

Indian Councils Act of 1909, commonly known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, began when John Morley, the Liberal Secretary of State for India, and the Conservative Governor-General of India, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, believed that cracking down on terrorism in Bengal was necessary but not sufficient for restoring...
 increased the number of members of the Legislative Council to sixty, of which twenty-seven were to be elected. For the first time, Indians were admitted to membership, and there were six Muslim representatives, the first time that such representation had been given to a religious group.

By the Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1919

The Government of India Act 1919 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was passed to expand participation of the natives in the government of British Indian Empire....
, the Imperial Legislative Council was converted into a new Imperial or Central Legislative Assembly
Central Legislative Assembly

File:Sansad Bhavan-2.jpgThe Central Legislative Assembly was a legislature for India created by the Government of India Act 1919 from the former Imperial Legislative Council , implementing the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms....
 which became the lower house of a bicameral parliament, with a new Council of State
Council of State

The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states, and especially in republics. The name Council of State is applied to different types of bodies in different states, from the formal name for the cabinet to a non-executive advisory body surrounding a head of state....
 as an upper house, reviewing legislation passed by the Assembly.








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The Imperial Legislative Council was a legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 for India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 during the middle years of the British Raj
British Raj

British Raj primarily refers to the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; it can also refer to the period of dominion, and even the region under the rule....
.

The Government of India Act 1909
Government of India Act 1909

Indian Councils Act of 1909, commonly known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, began when John Morley, the Liberal Secretary of State for India, and the Conservative Governor-General of India, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, believed that cracking down on terrorism in Bengal was necessary but not sufficient for restoring...
 increased the number of members of the Legislative Council to sixty, of which twenty-seven were to be elected. For the first time, Indians were admitted to membership, and there were six Muslim representatives, the first time that such representation had been given to a religious group.

By the Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1919

The Government of India Act 1919 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was passed to expand participation of the natives in the government of British Indian Empire....
, the Imperial Legislative Council was converted into a new Imperial or Central Legislative Assembly
Central Legislative Assembly

File:Sansad Bhavan-2.jpgThe Central Legislative Assembly was a legislature for India created by the Government of India Act 1919 from the former Imperial Legislative Council , implementing the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms....
 which became the lower house of a bicameral parliament, with a new Council of State
Council of State

The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states, and especially in republics. The name Council of State is applied to different types of bodies in different states, from the formal name for the cabinet to a non-executive advisory body surrounding a head of state....
 as an upper house, reviewing legislation passed by the Assembly.

Notable members

  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    Muhammad Ali Jinnah

    Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu language: }} , a 20th century politician and statesman, is generally regarded as the father of the state of Pakistan. He served as leader of the Muslim League and served as Pakistan's first Governor-General of Pakistan....