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After being presented to the [[House of Lords]] in 1890, the Act was passed in 1892 in response to nationalist movements beginning to surface across British India.{{cn|date=April 2021}}  
After being presented to the [[House of Lords]] in 1890, the Act was passed in 1892 in response to nationalist movements beginning to surface across British India.{{cn|date=April 2021}}  
This scheme would be overturned by passage of the [[Indian Councils Act 1909]] – also called the Morley-Minto reforms – which introduced direct elections to Indian councils along with special electoral preferences for muslim minorities and various commercial and functional interests.
This scheme would be overturned by passage of the [[Indian Councils Act 1909]] – also called the Morley-Minto reforms – which introduced indirect elections to Indian councils along with special electoral preferences for muslim minorities and various commercial and functional interests.


== Membership ==
== Membership ==
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