<P> The Mission held talks with the representatives of the Indian National Congress and the All - India Muslim League, the two largest political parties in the Constituent Assembly of India . The two parties planned to determine a power - sharing arrangement between Hindus and Muslims to prevent a communal dispute . The Congress, under Gandhi and Nehru, wanted to obtain a strong central government, with more powers than state governments . The All India Muslim League, under Jinnah, wanted to keep India united but with political safeguards provided to Muslims like parity in the legislatures because of the wide belief of Muslims that the British Raj was simply going to be turned into a Hindu Raj once the British departed, and since the Muslim League regarded itself as the sole spokesman party of Indian Muslims, it was incumbent upon it to take the matter up with the Crown . After initial dialogue, the Mission proposed its plan over the composition of the new government on 16 May 1946 . In its proposals, the creation of a separate Muslim Pakistan was rejected . </P> <Ol> <Li> A united Dominion of India would be given independence . </Li> <Li> The Muslim - majority provinces would be grouped, with Sind, Punjab, Baluchistan and North - West Frontier Province forming one group, and Bengal and Assam would form another . </Li> <Li> The Hindu - majority provinces in central and southern India would form another group . </Li> <Li> The central government, stationed in Delhi, would be empowered to handle nationwide affairs, such as defence, currency, and diplomacy, and the rest of powers and responsibility would belong to the provinces, coordinated by groups . </Li> </Ol> <Li> A united Dominion of India would be given independence . </Li> <Li> The Muslim - majority provinces would be grouped, with Sind, Punjab, Baluchistan and North - West Frontier Province forming one group, and Bengal and Assam would form another . </Li>

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