The basis of the failed Gandhi-Jinnah Talks of 1944 was
Wavell Plan
Partition of India
Rajagopalachari Formula
Cabinet Mission Proposals
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– The ‘Rajaji Formula’ suggested that the Muslim League should support the Congress demand for complete independence. After the transfer of power, a plebiscite would be held in Muslim-majority districts in the North-West and North-East of India to decide whether they wished to form a separate sovereign state. If separation was agreed upon, agreements would be made on subjects like defence, commerce, communications, etc.
– Mahatma Gandhi endorsed this formula and used it as the basis for his talks with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, in September 1944.
– The talks failed because Jinnah rejected the formula, finding it unsatisfactory. He wanted the Congress to accept the two-nation theory and the principle of Partition first, before any plebiscite, and wanted only Muslims to vote in the plebiscite, not all inhabitants of the area.