Mahamana as a Statesman

It was due to Malaviyaji's persevering effort that the annual session of the Congress could be held at Kashi Banaras in which the blueprint for the establishment of Banaras Hindu University was discussed.
In the year 1907 at the Surat Session when the Congress Party was split into two fractions – liberals and radicals- it was Malaviyaji who played a very significant role in bringing a consensus between them, for he enjoyed the respect of both the groups. As Dr. Rajendra Prasad praised him "Whenever Congress faced any difficulty Malaviyaji came forward. He acted as a bridge between the old statesmen and new stalwarts". During the Nagpur session of 1908, Malaviyaji vigorously supported the demand for a dominion status and in the 1909 session he vociferously reacted against the government's declaration of the separate communal award. From here onwards, Malaviyaji's political ideology witnessed a drastic change as he became an opponent of 'Divide and Rule' policy of the British government. Malaviyaji was a strong supporter of Mrs. Annie Besant's Home Rule League and he delivered an impressive speech in the Home Rule League meeting in 1916 at Prayag.
Malaviyaji did not agree with Gandhi's resolution for the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920, and in the following year when Congress working committee decided to boycott the visit of the Prince of Wales, Malaviyaji not only objected to this but also welcomed the Prince in the Banaras Hindu University on December 13th, 1921.
Malaviyaji founded the Nationalist Party after reaching an understanding with Pt. Motilal Nehru's Swaraj Party in 1924. And in 1926, he along with Lala Lajpat Rai constituted the Congress Independent Party which was a tremendous success during the elections in the same year. In the following year the Congress Independent Party and N.C Kelkar's Responsive Party were merged and a new party- The National Party- came into existence with Lalaji as the leader and Malaviyaji as the deputy leader. In October 1931, Malaviyaji went to Lahore and Punjab with Lala Lajpat Rai to promote the boycott of the Simon Commission.
On 19 June 1929, Malaviyaji's true statesmanship came to the fore when he presented a memorandum to Lord Irwin and discussed the plan of the Round Table Conference on the issue of Independence. As a result the Viceroy initiated the process of Round Table Conference and proceeded with political reforms in the country. The full session of the Round Table Conference was held on 28th November 1931 and ended on 1st December with the Presidential speech of British Prime Minister Mac Donald. As the conference yielded no concrete result regarding the political situation and constitutional matters of India, Malaviyaji remarked in disappointment-