main reasons of India and Pakistan partition
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When in 1940, Lord Linlithgow made the August Offer to free India after the World War and to allow India to have its own constitution, it was rejected by the Congress as it gave India a dominion status and they wanted Poorna Swaraj, i.e, Total Independence.
Then, there were 3 significant attempts made to break the deadlock in India.
The Cripps Mission, 1942
Stafford Cripps, a famous sympathetic person towards the griefs of British India, and a member of House of Commons was sent to India in 1942 to resolve issues in India. He made his proposals but they were rejected by the Congress. Winston Churchil was the the head in Britain then.Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
The head in Britain then, Attlee sent Stafford Cripps, Pethick Lawrence and A.V. Lawrence to help India resolve its issues.
They, under this plan, suggested the formation of an Interim Government of 14 members to look after the administration of the country while a Constituent Assembly was formed to frame the new constitution of free India.
In 1946, this proposal was accepted and elections were held.
But since Muhammad Ali Jinnah failed to win any constituency, he withdrew the acceptance of the Muslim League from the acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan.Indian Independence Act, 1947
The bill was introduced in the House of Commons and was passed within 15 days. Lord Mountbatten came to India to decide the fate of free India. He took personal meetings with each and every ruler of provinces and other leaders and he soon realised that nothing except partition could solve the issues pertaining in India. Thus, under this act, India was partitioned.

Then, there were 3 significant attempts made to break the deadlock in India.
The Cripps Mission, 1942
Stafford Cripps, a famous sympathetic person towards the griefs of British India, and a member of House of Commons was sent to India in 1942 to resolve issues in India. He made his proposals but they were rejected by the Congress. Winston Churchil was the the head in Britain then.Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
The head in Britain then, Attlee sent Stafford Cripps, Pethick Lawrence and A.V. Lawrence to help India resolve its issues.
They, under this plan, suggested the formation of an Interim Government of 14 members to look after the administration of the country while a Constituent Assembly was formed to frame the new constitution of free India.
In 1946, this proposal was accepted and elections were held.
But since Muhammad Ali Jinnah failed to win any constituency, he withdrew the acceptance of the Muslim League from the acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan.Indian Independence Act, 1947
The bill was introduced in the House of Commons and was passed within 15 days. Lord Mountbatten came to India to decide the fate of free India. He took personal meetings with each and every ruler of provinces and other leaders and he soon realised that nothing except partition could solve the issues pertaining in India. Thus, under this act, India was partitioned.

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