▁in ▁the ▁P un j ab . ▁ ▁The ▁Muslim ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Union ists ▁shared ▁many ▁common ▁points ▁with ▁the ▁Muslim ▁League ▁and ▁followed ▁a ▁rather ▁similar ▁policy ▁and ▁ag enda ▁for ▁national ▁interests ▁and ▁issues ; ▁but ▁the ▁Union ists ▁were ▁virt ually ▁an ▁independent ▁political ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁Muslim ▁League ▁was ▁un pop ular ▁and ▁divided ▁into ▁fe ud ing ▁fa ctions . ▁The ▁links ▁improved ▁after ▁Muhammad ▁Ali ▁J inn ah ▁became ▁the ▁League ' s ▁president ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁by ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁and ▁then ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Sir ▁S ik and ar ▁Hay at ▁Khan ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁him ▁via ▁the ▁famous ▁S ik and ar - J inn ah ▁P act . ▁However , ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Union ist ▁leader ▁Sir ▁S ik and ar ▁remained ▁und is put ed ▁in ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁and ▁he ▁remained ▁the ▁P un j ab ' s ▁Premier ▁( Ch ief ▁Minister ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁in ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ir oman i ▁Ak ali ▁Dal ▁despite ▁J inn ah ' s ▁opposition ▁to ▁both ▁parties . ▁Sir ▁S ik and ar ▁thus ▁remained ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁and ▁influ ential ▁politician ▁in ▁P un j ab ▁during ▁his