<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Swaraj Party, Swarajaya Party or Swarajya Party or Swarajist Party, established as the Congress - Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, that sought greater self - government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj . It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj . In Hindi and many other languages of India, swaraj means "independence" or "self - rule ." The two most important leaders were Chittaranjan Das, who was its president and Motilal Nehru, who was its secretary . </P> <P> Das and Nehru thought of contesting elections to enter the legislative council with a view to obstructing a foreign government . Many candidates of the Swaraj Party got elected to the central legislative assembly and provincial legislative council in the 1923 elections . In these legislatures, they strongly opposed the unjust government policies . </P>

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