The Cabinet Mission to India consisted of the Secretary of State Mr. Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps the President of the Board of Trade and A.Y. Alexander, first Lord of the Admiralty. They arrived on March 24, 1946 and held extensive discussions in April with almost all major leaders of the country. The Cabinet Mission proposed a three-tier polity for India. The major recommendation of the Cabinet Mission was to divide the provinces into three groups i.e. A,B,C so that the Muslim-dominated provinces could form themselves into separate groups and thus manage their affairs within the framework of the new Federal Government. These groups were entitled to have their separate legislatures and prepare their Constitutions according to their will with the help of the Constituent Assemblies to be elected by the popular electorate.....Read more