The Swaraj Party decided in favour of the council entry because :

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The correct option is 2:
The Swaraj Party (Congress Khilafat Swarajya Party) was formed in January 1923 by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru after they split from the main Congress party over the question of 'council entry.' The main Indian National Congress, under leaders like Gandhi (who was in jail at the time), favored the 'No-Changers' policy of boycotting the legislative councils established under the Government of India Act of 1919. The Swarajists, however, were 'Pro-Changers' and believed that instead of completely withdrawing, they should enter the councils. Their primary objective was not to work within the system but to wreck it from within. They aimed to utilize the councils as a new arena for political struggle, obstructing government policies, refusing supplies and budgets, and consistently criticizing the dyarchy system introduced by the 1919 Act. By creating continuous deadlocks, they sought to systematically expose the inadequacies and sham nature of the reforms, thereby forcing the British government to grant further constitutional concessions.

The incorrect option is 1:
It wanted to gain political experience. While the Swarajists were astute politicians, gaining personal or general political experience was not the primary strategic reason for their break from the Congress or their controversial decision to enter the councils. Their aim was aggressive obstruction, not moderate participation or training.

The incorrect option is 3:
It wanted to cooperate with the government. This statement is fundamentally incorrect and contradicts the very anti-imperialist spirit of the Swaraj Party. The party was established specifically to obstruct and undermine the government's functioning, making cooperation the exact opposite of their stated policy and strategy.

The incorrect option is 4:
It wanted favour from the government. The Swarajists were prominent nationalist leaders; seeking personal "favour" or concessions was contrary to their mission of achieving self-rule (Swaraj). Their goal was confrontation and political pressure, not supplication or receiving benefits from the colonial administration.