- Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, was responsible for the plan to partition the Bengal Presidency. - The official announcement outlining the scheme of partition was made public on 19th July, 1905. - The formal partition of Bengal, which divided the province into East Bengal and Assam, and West Bengal and Bihar-Orissa, came into effect on 16th October, 1905.
The Declaration of Partition of Bengal was done on
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