Muslim leaders supported the Bengal partition because they were expecting to gain as the Muslim majority province.

North Bengal

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The correct option is B East Bengal
The decision of the Bengal partition triggered widespread political unrest in the Bengal region. The Bengali speaking people of West Bengal thought that they would become a minority among the people of Bihar and Odisha. Conversely, many Muslim leaders supported the move because they were expecting to gain East Bengal as the Muslim majority province.

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