- also called CR Formula
- C Rajagopalachari
- goal purna swaraj
- to repeat Lucknow Pact 1916, giving joint demands to brits
- goal of INC unity bi giving joint demands for smooth & faster transfer of power and territorial integrity of India
Proposals
- Swaraj: ML should support Purna Swaraj
- PoP: INC-ML coalition govt proposal at centre
- Unity: plebiscite after war in MMP on ques of partition and if vote was in favor then weak common center & strong provinces
- i.e. confederation or a Pak within India
- link Sayyed Ahmed Khan’s 2 Nation 1 State theory
- link Cabinet Mission Plan 1946
- or Article 370 types for MMP
Result
MG-Jinnah talks on CR Formula failed as Jinnah wanted
- voting based on separate electorates
- not weak common centre but independent pakistan
- implement this before brits leave
- i.e. fear of people like Patel