After the suspension of the Non Co-operation Movement Congress­men like Chittaranjan Das, Motilal Nehru and others deviated from the decision to boycott the Legislative Council.

They formed the Swarajya Party in 1922. The sole purpose of the Party was to join the Legislative Councils and to wreck the reforms and the government from within.

Between 1923 and 1926 the Swarajya Party besides taking part in elections to the Central and Provincial Councils captured local bodies and municipalities all over the country.

Spectacular achievements were made by the Calcutta Corporation under the leadership of Chittaranjan Das and Subhas Chandra Bose.

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After this body was captured by the elected members of the Swarajya Party (1924) Chittaranjan Das became its first Mayor and Subhas Chandra Bose the Chief Executive Officer.