The British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj
The British government wanted to give representation to communal organisations
The British government was not in favour of M. K. Gandhi's participation in it
Fazl-i-Hussain who was suspected of dislike towards the Muslims with leanings towards the Congress was to guide the British government in the choice of Muslim delegates to the conference
When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of India, Mohammed Ali Jinnah who is considered as the founder and the first governor-general of Pakistan from 1947 to 1948. He is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam.