Political westernization is the process of accepting the parliamentary system in India, which started from the second half of 19th century. One of the key elements of political westernization is the idea of representative government, which became the most actual in the political context of Punjab and North-Western Provinces where Hindu-Muslim controversies were the most sharp. Representation of power had the explicit religious sense here. Gradual politisation of Hindu community and conjunction of reformists activity with traditional orientation can be the main feature of applying Western political models on the native soil in Northern India. Moreover, political activity of Hindu elites from Punjab and North-Western provinces proceeded along two lines. The first reform line was represented by Arya Samaj while the second quasi-reform was embodied by Hindu Mahasabha.
