Political causes of national movement in India: 

The main political causes of national movement in India were: 

• The expansionist policy of the British government, 
• The tyranny of British rulers on Indians. 

This movement was conducted due to the tyranny of the British rulers and to get rid of slavery of the British rule, due to Indians being denied high posts in military and administration, and due to racial discrimination towards Indians. After the revolt of 1857, the insult of Indians and cruel treatment to maintain inequality between Indians and Britishers in regard to law, implementation the Vernacular Press Act to check the increasing influence of the Indian newspapers, snatching of lands from Indian zamindars, recovery of excessive taxes from the public, making weapon. Licence compulsory for Indians and such other reasons which caused intense resentment among-st. Indians against the British rule and their anger and discontent took the form of a national movement.