Urdu-Speaking UP-ite Liaquat Ali Khan was born in Karnal.

Liaquat Ali Khan was an Urdu Speaking Hindustani of the United Provinces (UP) of India but he was born on 1st October 1895 in Karnal, East Punjab. Because the Jagir granted by the British to the family of Liaquat Ali Khan was spread on the Jumna River on the east in United Provinces (UP) and on the west in the east of Punjab. Of the 300 villages in Jagir, 240 were in the United Provinces (UP) and 60 in Karnal, East of Punjab.

Grandfather of Liaquat Ali Khan, Nawab Ahmad Ali Khan provided timely support to the British Army in Karnal during 1857 rebellion. (Source-Lepel Griffin's Punjab Chiefs Volume One). Father of Liaquat Ali Khan, Nawab Rustam Ali Khan possessed the titles of Rukun-al-Daulah, Shamsher Jang, and Nawab Bahadur, by the British Government. Liaquat Ali Khan's family had a special relationship with the British Government and British government officials on the visit to the United Provinces (UP) usually visited their large and spacious mansion in Muzaffarnagar.

Liaquat Ali Khan was educated at Aligarh, Allahabad, and Exeter College Oxford and he entered politics in 1923, being elected first to the provincial the legislature of the United Provinces (UP) and then to the central legislative assembly. He joined the Muslim League and soon became closely associated with Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Liaquat Ali Khan initially campaigned in the 1926 elections from the rural Muslim constituency of Muzaffarnagar for the provisional legislative council of United Provinces (UP). After taking the oath, Liaquat Ali Khan embarked on his parliamentary career, representing the United Provinces (UP) at the Legislative Council in 1926. In 1932, he was unanimously elected Deputy President of United Provinces (UP) Legislative Council.

Liaquat Ali Khan remained the elected member of the United Provinces (UP) Legislative Council until 1940 when he was proceeding to the election of the Central Legislative Assembly. In 1945-46, Central Legislature elections were held in India and Liaquat Ali Khan won the Central Legislature election from the Meerut Constituency in the United Provinces (UP).