jan 15, 1946 - Provincial elections

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- The Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party, winning 57 of the 102 elected seats
- The Muslim League won all Muslim constituencies but failed to win any other seats

- Provincial Election ---> Congress majority in:
# Madras
# Bombay
# UP
# Bihar
# Orissa
# Central Province
# Punjab - coalition with Akali Dal and Unionists
# NWFP
# Assam

Muslim league - 30 reserved seats. Majority in:
# Bengal
# Sindh

This election coupled with the provincial one in 1946 proved to be a strategic victory for Jinnah and the partitionists. Even though Congress won, the League had united the Muslim vote and as such it gained the negotiating power to seek a separate Muslim homeland as it became clear that a united India would prove highly unstable

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