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Provincial elections were held in British India in January 1946 to elect members of the legislative councils of the Indian provinces. [1] The Congress, in a repeat of the 1937 elections, won (90%) of the general non-Muslim seats while the Muslim League won the majority of Muslim seats (87%) in the provinces.
The Indian National Congress, which had long fought for self rule, agreed to participate in elections for a constituent assembly, as did the Muslim League. The newly elected government of Clement Attlee dispatched the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India to formulate proposals for the formation of a government that would lead to an independent India. [4]
Direct Action Day (16 August 1946) was the day the All-India Muslim League decided to take a "direct action" using general strikes and economic shut down to demand a separate Muslim homeland after the British exit from India. Also known as the 1946 Calcutta Riots, it soon became a day of communal violence in Calcutta. [5]
The 1946 Bihar riots were part of a series of incidents of communal violence that occurred across North India. [3] The frequency of such riots increased in the 1930s and 1940s; in 1945 alone, 1,809 riots took place in Uttar Pradesh, and 3,176 riots took place across the country in 1946.
The Royal Indian Navy mutiny or revolt, also called the 1946 Naval Uprising, [1] is a failed insurrection of Indian naval ratings, soldiers, police personnel and civilians against the British government in India.
The desire for Indian unity was symbolised by the Cabinet Mission, which arrived in New Delhi on 24 March 1946, [2] which was sent by the British government, [3] in which the subject was the formation of a post-independent India. The three men who constituted the mission, A.V Alexander, Stafford Cripps, Pethick-Lawrence favoured India's unity ...
This is a timeline of Indian history, ... 1946: February: Royal Indian Navy mutiny: March: Cabinet Mission: 16 August: Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings: