Split in Congress – 1907 , surat

1.) Views on Bengal partition and swadeshi movement :-

The extremists wanted to extend the Swadeshi and Boycott movement from Bengal to the rest of
the country and extent boycott to every form of association with the colonial government.
 
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The moderates wanted to confine the Boycott movement to Bengal and even there to limit it to the boycott foreign goods.

In 1905 , Gokhale, a moderate was president of congress and so, swadeshi movement was limited to Bengal and foreign goods

2.) In 1906, at Calcutta Session :-

Both the groups put their candidates for president ship but Dadabhai Naroji was accepted as a compromise candidate by both of groups.

The Extremists group also succeeded in getting a resolution which emphasised the principle of swadeshi, boycott and national education.

But Moderators did not accept what had happened at the Calcutta session in 1906 and were determined to undo the same at the Surat Session in 1907.

3.) President ship in surat meeting 1906 :-

In Surat Extremists tried to push the candidature of Lala Lajpat Rai for President-ship of congress and Moderates Dr. Ras Behari Ghosh to be the President.

The situation was saved by Lala Lajpat Rai and stepping down and Dr. Ras Behari Ghosh became the President.