 Birkenhead in 1928 challenged Indians to come up with their own proposal for constitutional change for India ; in response , the Congress convened a committee under the leadership of Motilal Nehru . [ 1 ] The Nehru Report favoured constituencies based on geography on the ground that being dependent on each other for election would bind the communities closer together . Jinnah , though he believed separate electorates , based on religion , necessary to ensure Muslims had a voice in the government , was willing to compromise on this point , but talks between the two parties failed . He put forth proposals that he hoped might satisfy a broad range of Muslims and reunite the League , calling for mandatory representation for Muslims in legislatures and cabinets . These became known as his Fourteen Points . He could not secure adoption of the Fourteen Points , as the League meeting in Delhi at which he hoped to gain a vote instead dissolved into chaotic argument . 
