ESTABLISHMENT OF ALL INDIA MUSLIM LEAGUE 1906REASONS FOR FORMATION OF ALL INDIA MUSLIM LEAGUEAfter the creation of the Indian National Congress and its time as the "representative" party of the people of Indian subcontinent, the need was felt to reevaluate its claims to impartial representation. Since its inception, the Congress had made clear its interest in safeguarding only the rights of Hindus. The three key factors that helped keep Muslims away from Congress were:1. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's advice and prediction that “Hindus and Muslims are two different nations having different ideologies”2. Hindu protest against the partition of Bengal3. Hindu revivalists' aggression towards MuslimsMuslims remained faithful to Sir Syed's recommendation, but events rapidly changed the Indian arena and political issues emerged among all sections of the population. However the main motivating factor was that the Muslim elite, the intellectual class, needed representation and that the masses needed a platform on which to unite. Following are the reasons for the creation of Muslim league:1. Attitude of Congress towards Muslims: The All India National Congress was primarily a Hindu body. His interests have always been for the benefit of Hindus. By 1906, Muslim leaders were certain that they must have their own party that could speak for the community on all important occasions as the Congress's attitude towards Muslims was indifferent to their interests. Economic and Educational Backwardness: Muslims were far behind Hindus in education and economic advancement. Educational and economic conditions could only be improved by forming a separate Muslim organization... middle of paper... across the country. In 1958, the League lost almost all of its influence when martial law was introduced. imposed by General Ayub Khan to gain the support of Iskander Mirza against Prime Minister Feroz Khan, a member of the Muslim League. The Constitution of the Federation allowed the struggling Muslim League to reform as the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and supported Fatima Jinnah in the 1965 presidential election. Since then, the Muslim League has split into several factions, one following Ayub Khan , called the Conventional Muslim League, and the opposition called the Council Muslim League. while the other factions were also involved in supporting Zia ul Haq's presidential regimes in the 1980s, and the recent Pervez Musharraf regime in the 2000s. Therefore, Pakistan Muslim League started to be addressed to different political parties in the country.