UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2026

Which of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939? 1. Bose failed to win the confidence of Mahatma Gandhi. 2. The Congress Left was disunited and failed to support Bose. 3. The Communists did not support Bose in his endeavours. 4. The supporters of M.N. Roy and socialist leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan preferred Congress unity to supporting Bose. Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 2 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 2 and 4 only

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2 and 4

Explanation

Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc in 1939 after the internal conflict within the Congress following his re-election as Congress President at Tripuri. Bose did not have the confidence of Gandhi and the dominant Congress leadership. The Congress Left was divided and did not provide unified support to him. Leaders and groups associated with M.N. Roy and Jayaprakash Narayan were more concerned with maintaining Congress unity than following Bose. Statement 3 is not accepted as a contributing factor in the intended answer.

Topics: forward bloc, indian national congress, modern history, subhas chandra bose