 The British people returned Clement Attlee and his Labour Party later in July . Attlee and his Secretary of State for India , Lord Frederick Pethick @-@ Lawrence , immediately ordered a review of the Indian situation . Jinnah had no comment on the change of government , but called a meeting of his Working Committee and issued a statement calling for new elections in India . The League held influence at the provincial level in the Muslim @-@ majority states mostly by alliance , and Jinnah believed that , given the opportunity , the League would improve its electoral standing and lend added support to his claim to be the sole spokesman for the Muslims . Wavell returned to India in September after consultation with his new masters in London ; elections , both for the centre and for the provinces , were announced soon after . The British indicated that formation of a constitution @-@ making body would follow the votes . 
