The Lucknow Pact of 1916 saw the Muslim League and Indian National Congress agree to cooperate on self-government for India. They agreed that Muslims would receive one-third representation in government and separate electorates would be adopted for communities. Other terms included adopting a system of weighted representation, increasing the size of the central legislative council, setting its term to five years, and ensuring half the members of the imperial legislative council were Indian. This pact helped bring the two major Indian organizations together on the path towards self-rule.

1. Lucknow Pact :-1916
 The Indian politics took a new turn with the change in
Muslim league political objectives.
 In 1913 Muslim league demanded self-rule for India which
brought the Muslim league and congress to each other.
 Quaid-e-Azam a great advocate of Hindu Muslim unity,
was widely respected in Muslim league and congress, he
suggested to the Muslim league to hold its annual session of
1915 in Bombay where congress was also holding its annual
session.
 In November 1916 the leaders of congress and Muslim
league met in Calcutta and settled the details of an agreement
about the composition of the legislatures and quantum of
representation to be allowed to two communities.

2. Main Clauses of lucknow Pact
There shall be self-government in indie.
 Muslim should be given one third representation in the
central government.
 There should be separate electorates for all the
communities.
 System of weightage should be adopted.
 Increase the members of central legislative council.
 Term of the legislative council should be five year.
 Half of the members of imperial legislative council should
be Indian.
 Executive should be separated from the judiciary.