Desai-Liaqat Pact: Background of political discussions, Main Proposal including interim government formation and reserved seats, and Outcome of Congress-League negotiations.
Bhulabhai Desai, leader of the Congress Party in the Central Legislative Assembly, and Liaqat Ali Khan, deputy leader of the Muslim League in the Assembly, initiated discussions to end the political deadlock.
No settlement could be reached between the Congress and the League based on these proposals.
The idea of parity between the Congress and the League in the central legislature had far-reaching consequences.
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