First Saadulah provincial government
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Henry Joseph Twynam
First Saadulah provincial government | |
|---|---|
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| Date formed | 1 April 1937 |
| Date dissolved | 19 September 1938 |
| People and organisations | |
| Governor | Robert Reid Henry Joseph Twynam |
| Prime Minister | Muhammed Saadulah |
| Member parties | |
| History | |
| Election | 1937 |
| Successor | Bordoloi I |
The First Saadulah provincial government was the first Cabinet of Assam Province headed by Prime Minister of Assam Muhammed Saadulah from 1937 to 1938.[1] The government was formed following the 1937 Indian provincial elections, and consisted of two coalition-cabinets.[2]
Following the Government of India Act 1935 and the 1937 Indian provincial elections, the Indian National Congress won 33 out of the 108 seats in the house and formed the largest party. However, since non-acceptance on forming a ministry was a Congress policy, Muhammed Saadulah formed a coalition ministry.[3]
In September 1938, the government faced pressure for its communal policies and its neglect of the "people of the soil", and in order to avoid a defeat in a motion of no-confidence, Saadulah resigned.[3]
