The Tripuri Crisis & the Congress Leadership: A Historical Perspective

The success in Provincial Assembly elections and formation of the Congress ministries were important milestones in the Indian National Movement. It helped the increasingly eroding hegemony of the colonial authorities in the country .1 The period from now onwards till the Quit-India movement, however, turned out to be a period of deep internal crisis for the Indian National Congress which reached its climax with the resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose not only from the Presidentship of the party but also from the party itself. The period also witnessed internal squabbles in the Congress. The period was also marked by the increasing overtones of communalism and various efforts, more often unsuccessful, in combating this increasing trend in Indian politics.