Publisher's Synopsis
This book focuses on the politics of the North-West Frontier Province of India between 1937 and 1947. It was the only Muslim majority province which supported the Indian National Congress in its struggle against the British Raj. It explores the rise of the Khudai Khidmatgars, the preference of the NWFP Muslims for the Congress, and the Muslim League's initial failure to acquire their support and finally, the dismissal of the provincial Congress ministry by M A Jinnah on the eve of Partition.