The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) represented the final major British attempt to achieve a constitutional settlement in India that maintained unity while addressing the demands of the Muslim League. Which feature of the Plan was most central to its attempt to satisfy the League’s aspiration for regional autonomy without outright partition?

💡 Explanation:

The Cabinet Mission Plan’s core constitutional proposal was the compulsory grouping of provinces into three sections: A (Hindu majority), B (North-West Muslim majority), and C (Bengal/Assam Muslim majority). These sections would have the power to create group constitutions, granting significant regional autonomy to Muslim majority areas (B and C) while keeping the overall structure of India united. This compromise was initially accepted by the Muslim League because it provided a pathway for the creation of large, autonomous Muslim units.