The Formula

C. Rajagopalachari (CR), the veteran Congress leader, prepared a formula for Congress-League cooperation in 1944. It was a tacit acceptance of the League’s demand for Pakistan. Gandhi supported the formula. The main points in the CR Plan were:

● Muslim League to endorse Congress demand for independence.

● League to cooperate with Congress in forming a provisional government at centre.

● After the end of the war, the entire population of Muslim majority areas in the North-West and North-East India to decide by a plebiscite, whether or not to form a separate sovereign state.

● In case of acceptance of partition, agreement to be made jointly for safeguarding defence, commerce, communications, etc.

● The above terms to be operative only if England

transferred full powers to India.