 The Congress endorsed the joint statement from the London conference over the angry dissent from some elements . The League refused to do so , and took no part in the constitutional discussions . Jinnah had been willing to consider some continued links to Hindustan ( as the Hindu @-@ majority state which would be formed on partition was sometimes referred to ) , such as a joint military or communications . However , by December 1946 , he insisted on a fully sovereign Pakistan with dominion status . 
