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What was reaction of the British Government and the Muslim League to the resignation of Congress ministries in 1939?

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The resignation of the Congress ministries in October-November 1939 had many implications-

  1. The Viceroy was happy because the Congress ministries had controlled several provinces.
  2. The ministries in Punjab, Bengal and Sind did not resign to win the government's goodwill.
  3. The Muslim League was jubilant over the resignation of Congress Ministries and offered its friendship to the British Government. It celebrated the day when the Congress ministries resigned as a day of 'deliverance' and 'thanks-giving'.

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