system get representation. October 1906, a deputation comprising 35 Muslim leaders met the Viceroy In at Simla and demanded separate electorates. Three months later, the All-India Muslim League was founded at Dhaka mainly with the object of looking after the political rights and interests of the Muslims. The British conceded separate electorates in the Government of India Act of 1909 which confirmed League's position Lucknow Pact: as an All-India Party.
