Bombay Legislative Assembly

Bombay Legislative Assembly came into existence in 1937, as the legislature of Bombay Presidency, a province of British India. It functioned till 1960, when separate states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed.

The first session of this assembly was held on 19 July 1937 in Pune's Council Hall. The first session of the upper house, the legislative council was held a day later on July 20, 1937.

Bombay Presidency was a province which in 1937 time included Bombay State, Rewa Kantha Agency, Mahi Kantha Agency, Western India States Agency, Sindh province and Aden. Aden was detached in 1937 to be made a separate Colony of Aden in order to be kept out of jurisdiction of Bombay Presidency.

Elections were held in 1937 in Bombay State for the legislative assembly. Further, Sindh was made a separate province, detached from Bombay Presidency in 1936 and Legislative Assembly of Sind was made a separate assembly for Sind Province of British India. After the Government of India Act, 1935 was passed which envisaged a federal type of government; elections were held in 1937 to form provincial governments. The Assembly at that time had a total strength of 175 members.

Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher became the Prime Minister of Bombay Presidency. But later, as part of the freedom movement, in 1939 all Congress ministries in British Indian provinces resigned and Bombay was placed under Governor's rule. In 1946 that elections were once again held. This time too, Congress won and formed the government under Balasaheb Kher, who continued as Chief Minister even after India's independence till 1952. Party wise break up of seats in the Bombay Legislative Assembly:

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