**** Mountbatten came to a conclusion that partition of the India was the only solution to the existing communal problem in India. Therefore in his plan, he proposed; (i) That the country would be divided into two Dominions, that is, India and Pakistan. (ii) The Princely States can either choose between the two countries or resort to remain independent. (iii) A plebiscite would be held in the North-West Frontier Province to ascertain their choice between the two Dominions. (iv) The Provinces of Assam, Bengal and Punjab would be divided and the boundaries would be delineated.