Politics: 1954–1971 thumb|left|The Cabinet of East Bengal, 1954 thumb|upright|Sheikh Mujibur Rahman The 1952 events caused the people of East Pakistan to abandon the Muslim League. In East Pakistan's 1954 provincial elections, the League captured only 7 out of the 390 seats. The United Front won the elections. Until 1956, when the state declared that both Bengali and Urdu would be state languages, the language movement continued.
Politics: 1954–1971 thumb|left|The Cabinet of East Bengal, 1954 thumb|upright|Sheikh Mujibur Rahman The 1952 events caused the people of East Pakistan to abandon the Muslim League. In East Pakistan's 1954 provincial elections, the League captured only 7 out of the 390 seats. The United Front won the elections. Until 1956, when the state declared that both Bengali and Urdu would be state languages, the language movement continued.