Consider the following statements with respect to the General Elections held in India in 1945 : 1. Congress secured a majority of Non-Muslim votes. 2. Congress won a majority in Assam and North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). 3. Muslim league assumed power in Punjab. Which of the statements given above are correct?

The correct answer is 1 and 2 only . Important Points General Elections of 1945 : With the failure of the Shimla Conference , Lord Wavell announced that the Central and Provincial Legislature elections would be held in the winter of 1945, after which a constitution-making body would be set up. The most significant feature of the election campaign was that it sought to mobilize the Indians against the British ; it did not just appeal to the people for votes. The election campaign expressed the nationalist sentiments against the state repression of the 1942 Quit India upsurge. Both the Muslim League and the Congress promulgated opposite slogans during their campaign. Muslim League presented a one-point manifesto want Pakistan. Jinnah toured the length and breadth of India and tried to unite the Muslim community under the banner of the Muslim League. Key Points Election results : Congress managed to win more than 80 per cent of the general seats and about 91.3 per cent of the total general votes. Congress won most of the non-Muslim seats while Muslim League captured approximately 95 per cent of the Muslim seats. Hence statement 1 is correct. Muslim League managed to win all the 30 seats reserved for the Muslims. Muslim League got 86.6 per cent of the Muslim votes. In the provincial elections, Congress got a majority in most provinces exception Bengal, Sindh, and Punjab . The congress majority provinces included the NWFP and Assam . Hence statement 2 is correct. In Punjab, a Unionist-Congress-Akali coalition under Khizr Hayat Khan assumed power. Hence statement 3 is incorrect.