<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishSheria ya kuweka viti kwa ajili ya Waislamu iliwapa msingi wa kuwa na mbadala wa India ambayo walikuwa robo moja tu ya sehemu ya India iliyokuwa imegawanywa.  <response>: The legislation on reserving seats gave the Muslims the basis for an alternative to an India in which they were only a quarter of the Partition. 