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	The '''Democratic Swarajya Party''' was a [[political party]] in [[British India]]. It was ~~founded~~ in the [[Bombay Province]] in October 1933 with the aim of attaining [[Purna Swaraj]] (Total Independence) through constitutional means.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1933/dec/11/democratic-swaraj-party\|title=DEMOCRATIC SWARAJ PARTY. (Hansard, 11 December 1933)}}</ref>		The '''Democratic Swarajya Party''' was a [[political party]] in [[British India]]. An earlier organisation using the name was established by [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]] in 1920 within the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Inamdar\|first1=N. R.\|title=Political Thought and Leadership of Lokmanya Tilak\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NPLBbZSYXXEC&pg=PA259\|accessdate=29 May 2015\|year=1983}}</ref> The organisation was subsequently revived by former Tilakites in the [[Bombay Province]] on 29 October 1933, with the aim of attaining [[Purna Swaraj]] (Total Independence) through constitutional means.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1933/dec/11/democratic-swaraj-party\|title=DEMOCRATIC SWARAJ PARTY. (Hansard, 11 December 1933)}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Pandey, Pande & Bisht\|title=Current Economic Issues and Policies: 2000 A.D.\|page=164\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dasfD02sb8IC&pg=PA163\|isbn=9788186565780\|year=2000}}</ref>

	The first Democratic Swarajya Party was established by [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]] in 1920 within the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Inamdar\|first1=N. R.\|title=Political Thought and Leadership of Lokmanya Tilak~~\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NPLBbZSYXXEC&pg=PA259\|accessdate=29 May 2015\|year=1983}}</ref> After his~~ death, his supporters such as [[N. C. Kelkar]], [[M. R. Jayakar]], Bhaskar Balwant Bhopatkar and Karandikar became members of the [[Swaraj Party]] within the Congress and contested elections for the legislative councils.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Cashman\|first1=Richard\|title=The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and Mass Politics in Maharashtra\|publisher=University of California Press\|page=[https://archive.org/details/mythoflokamanya00rich/page/214 214]\|url=https://archive.org/details/mythoflokamanya00rich\|url-access=registration\|accessdate=29 May 2015\|isbn=9780520024076\|date=January 1975}}</ref> Since the Congress boycotted the councils following the civil disobedience movement, old-Tilakites were dissatisfied and decided to contest the elections and enter the councils. Therefore, Kelkar, along with [[B. S. Moonje]], [[Madhav Shrihari Aney]] and Jamnadas Mehta revived the Democratic Swarajya Party on October 29, 1933 in Bombay.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Pandey, Pande & Bisht\|title=Current Economic Issues and Policies: 2000 A.D.\|page=164\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dasfD02sb8IC&pg=PA163\|isbn=9788186565780\|year=2000}}</ref>		After Tilak's death, his supporters such as [[N. C. Kelkar]], [[M. R. Jayakar]], Bhaskar Balwant Bhopatkar and Karandikar became members of the [[Swaraj Party]] within the Congress and contested elections for the legislative councils.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Cashman\|first1=Richard\|title=The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and Mass Politics in Maharashtra\|publisher=University of California Press\|page=[https://archive.org/details/mythoflokamanya00rich/page/214 214]\|url=https://archive.org/details/mythoflokamanya00rich\|url-access=registration\|accessdate=29 May 2015\|isbn=9780520024076\|date=January 1975}}</ref> Since the Congress boycotted the councils following the civil disobedience movement, old-Tilakites were dissatisfied and decided to contest the elections and enter the councils. Therefore, Kelkar, along with [[B. S. Moonje]], [[Madhav Shrihari Aney]] and Jamnadas Mehta revived the Democratic Swarajya Party on October 29, 1933, in Bombay.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Pandey, Pande & Bisht\|title=Current Economic Issues and Policies: 2000 A.D.\|page=164\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dasfD02sb8IC&pg=PA163\|isbn=9788186565780\|year=2000}}</ref>

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The '''Democratic Swarajya Party''' was a [[political party]] in [[British India]]. It was founded in the [[Bombay Province]] in October 1933 with the aim of attaining [[Purna Swaraj]] (Total Independence) through constitutional means.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1933/dec/11/democratic-swaraj-party|title=DEMOCRATIC SWARAJ PARTY. (Hansard, 11 December 1933)}}</ref>

The first Democratic Swarajya Party was established by [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]] in 1920 within the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Inamdar|first1=N. R.|title=Political Thought and Leadership of Lokmanya Tilak|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NPLBbZSYXXEC&pg=PA259|accessdate=29 May 2015|year=1983}}</ref> After his death, his supporters such as [[N. C. Kelkar]], [[M. R. Jayakar]], Bhaskar Balwant Bhopatkar and Karandikar became members of the [[Swaraj Party]] within the Congress and contested elections for the legislative councils.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cashman|first1=Richard|title=The Myth of the Lokamanya: Tilak and Mass Politics in Maharashtra|publisher=University of California Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/mythoflokamanya00rich/page/214 214]|url=https://archive.org/details/mythoflokamanya00rich|url-access=registration|accessdate=29 May 2015|isbn=9780520024076|date=January 1975}}</ref> Since the Congress boycotted the councils following the civil disobedience movement, old-Tilakites were dissatisfied and decided to contest the elections and enter the councils. Therefore, Kelkar, along with [[B. S. Moonje]], [[Madhav Shrihari Aney]] and Jamnadas Mehta revived the Democratic Swarajya Party on October 29, 1933 in Bombay.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pandey, Pande & Bisht|title=Current Economic Issues and Policies: 2000 A.D.|page=164|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dasfD02sb8IC&pg=PA163|isbn=9788186565780|year=2000}}</ref>

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