Which of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939 ? 1. Bose failed to win the confidence of Mahatma Gandhi. 2. The Congress Left was disunited and failed to support Bose. 3. The Communists did not support Bose in his endeavours. 4. The supporters of M.N. Roy and socialist leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan preferred Congress unity to supporting Bose. Select the answer using the code given below :
A
1, 2 and 3
B
1, 2 and 4
Correct answer
C
1, 3 and 4
D
2 and 4 only
Explanation
After his re-election as Congress president in 1939 over Gandhi's candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Bose could not win Gandhi's confidence, and the Pant resolution at Tripuri required him to form the Working Committee according to Gandhi's wishes. The Congress Left did not unite behind him: the Congress Socialists under Jayaprakash Narayan and M.N. Roy's followers put Congress unity first. Isolated, Bose resigned and formed the Forward Bloc in May 1939. UPSC's key counts 1, 2 and 4 as the contributing factors, not statement 3.
Modern Indian HistoryCongress politics, 1939Forward BlocSubhas Chandra BoseTripuri sessionCongress Socialist PartyM.N. Roy