thumb|upright|A. K. Fazlul Huq, the Premier of United Bengal who moved the Lahore Resolution and subsequently became the Governor of East Pakistan. Dhaka was the scene of a meeting of Muslim leaders in late 1906. They created a party for Muslims and declared its loyalty to the British, believing that the British could best protect the interests of Muslims. The late 1800s had seen the introduction of a system of elections based on limited franchise. The franchise was broadened later to increase the number of voters. However, universal franchise never materialized but the Muslim leadership did secure a separate voting system for Muslims in 1909. In the Lucknow Pact of 1916 the Muslim League and Indian National Congress accepted both separate electorates and provincial weightage for minorities. This reduced Bengali Muslim seats to forty percent in a Muslim majority province. The Muslim League regretted this decision.
thumb|upright|A K Fazlul Huq the Premier of United Bengal who moved the Lahore Resolution and subsequently became the Governor of East Pakistan Dhaka was the scene of a meeting of Muslim leaders in late 1906 They created a party for Muslims and declared its loyalty to the British believing that the British could best protect the interests of Muslims The late 1800s had seen the introduction of a system of elections based on limited franchise The franchise was broadened later to increase the number of voters However universal franchise never materialized but the Muslim leadership did secure a separate voting system for Muslims in 1909 In the Lucknow Pact of 1916 the Muslim League and Indian National Congress accepted both separate electorates and provincial weightage for minorities This reduced Bengali Muslim seats to forty percent in a Muslim majority province The Muslim League regretted this decision