INDIAN HISTORY

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Who among the following was the leader of Mahagujarat Movement?
A
Sardar Patel
B
Indulal Yagnik
C
Savjibhai Korat
D
Vinubhai Patel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indulal Yagnik, Jayanti Dalal and Brahma Kumar Bhatt were prominent leaders of Maha-Gujarat movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -He was a leader of the All India Kisan Sabha and one who led the Mahagujarat Movement, which spearheaded the demand for the separate statehood of Gujarat on 8 August 1956. He is also known as Indu Chacha. He was also a writer and film maker.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Maha Gujarat Janta Parishad was formed in September 1956, was headed by Indulal Yagnik.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mahagujarat movement, known as Mahagujarat Andolan locally, was a political movement demanding the creation of the state of Gujarat for Gujarati-speaking people from the bilingual Bombay state of India in 1956. It succeeded in the formation of Gujarat, as well as the Marathi-speaking Maharashtra state, on 1 May 1960.

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