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| 1943–47 |
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| FIELD MARSHAL VISCOUNT WAVELL, viceroy. | 1 |
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| 1945, June 29 |
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| The All-India Congress failed to agree on a common list of ministers for the new government, and the deadlock between the Muslim leaders and the Hindu leaders continued. | 2 |
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| Sept. 19 |
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| The new British Labour government proposed to discuss with Indian representatives the offer for Indian autonomy made in 1942. | 3 |
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| Sept. 20–23 |
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| The All-India Congress, meeting in Bombay, declared this plan to be unsatisfactory, and called on Great Britain to “quit India.” | 4 |
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| Dec. 27 |
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| Elections to the central legislative assembly gave the largest number of seats to the Congress Party and the Muslim League. (See Overview) | 5 |
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