Explanation:

Lord Mountbatten came to India with a desire to the partition of India and the quick transfer of responsibility, starting in the form of Dominion Status, to the Indian Governments for the portions of a divided India. On June 3rd, 1947, Lord Mountbatten put forward his plan, which indicates the steps for the answering of India's political problem. Provisions of the Mountbatten Plan were: • British India was to be partitioned into two dominions – India & Pakistan. • The constitution framed by the Constituent Assembly would not be applied to the Muslim majority areas (as these would become Pakistan in the future). The question of an independent constituent assembly for the Muslim majority areas would be decided by these provinces.

 As per this plan, the legislative assemblies of the Bengal and Punjab met and voted for the partition. Accordingly, it was made decided to partition these 2 provinces along religious lines. • The legislative assembly of Sind would than decide whether to join the Indian constituent assembly or not. As a result, It decided to go with Pakistan. • A referendum was to be conducted on NWFP (North-Western Frontier Province) to decide which dominion was to join. As a result, NWFP decided to join Pakistan while Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan rejected and boycotted the referendum. • The date decided for the transfer of power was to be 15 August 1947. • To fix the international boundaries among the two countries, the Boundary Commission was get established chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe. The commission duty was to demarcate Bengal and Punjab into the 2 new countries. • The British monarch would no longer use the title 'Emperor of India'. On the midnight of 14th and 15th August 1947, the dominions of Pakistan & India respectively came into existence. Lord Mountbatten was get appointed as the first Governor-General of independent India, and M.A. Jinnah became the Governor-General of independent Pakistan.