Indian Polity(M. Laxmikanth) Free Notes 1
Indian Polity(M.Laxmikanth) Free Notes 1- Making of the Constitution It was in 1934 that the idea of a constituent assembly for India was put forward for the first time by M.N Roy( pioneer of communist movement in India). In 1935 ,INC(Indian National Congress), for the first time officially demanded a constituent assembly to frame the Constitution of India. The constituent assembly was constituted in November,1946 under the scheme formulated by the cabinet mission plan. Total strength of the constituent assembly was to be 389 . Of these ,296 seats were allotted to British India and 93 seats to princely states. The election to the Constitution assembly for 296 seats(allotted to British East Indian provinces) were held in july-august,1946.INC won 208 seats, Muslim League 73 seats and small groups and independen...