After the partition of Bengal, the two new provinces which came into existence were

The correct answer is East Bengal and Assam. Key Points Partition of Bengal On 20 July 1905, Lord Curzon announced the division of Bengal into two parts - East Bengal and Assam (one part) and the rest of Bengal (second part) . The Partition of Bengal came into effect on 16th October 1905 AD, which reduced the old province of Bengal in size by creating a new province of East Bengal. The government's stance was that it was done to stimulate growth in the underdeveloped Eastern region of Bengal. The main reason for the partition of Bengal was to destroy the political influence of the uneducated middle class among whom the Bengali intelligentsia was the most prominent. The INC unanimously condemned the partition of Bengal . It was done by Lord Curzon .