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'Some scholars see Partition as a culmination of communal politics that started developing in the opening decades of the twentieth century.' Examine the statement.

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The British, had initiated separate electorates for Muslim in 1909 and had expanded it in 1919. Obtaining a chance to elect their own leaders in designated constituencies the respective representatives took to showing allegiance to members of their community and granting them favour, Religious identities evident as differences in faith and beliefs gradually got translated into violent hostilities against the other community. Though separate electorates did have an impact on Partition, it cannot be considered as the most significant trigger. In the 1920s, issues like the cow protection movement, forcing of Muslim converts to obtain, shuddhi by she Aryan Samaj members and increasing sectarian propaganda by Muslims fueled communal apprehensions farther.