<P> Sir Winston Churchill as prime minister and head of war cabinet proposed Field Marshal Wavell 's name to his cabinet in mid-June 1943 , as India 's next viceroy . General Sir Claude Auchinleck who had followed Wavell in his middle eastern command was to be the next commander in chief of Indian army after Lord Wavell . In October 1943 the British Government decided to replace Lord Linlithgow with Lord Wavell as the Viceroy of India . Before assuming the viceroyalty , Lord Wavell had been head of the Indian army and thus had an understanding of the Indian situation . On becoming Viceroy , Wavell 's most important task was to present a formula for the future government of India which would be acceptable to both Congress and the Muslim League . </P>
<P> Sir Winston Churchill as prime minister and head of war cabinet proposed Field Marshal Wavell 's name to his cabinet in mid-June 1943 , as India 's next viceroy . General Sir Claude Auchinleck who had followed Wavell in his middle eastern command was to be the next commander in chief of Indian army after Lord Wavell . In October 1943 the British Government decided to replace Lord Linlithgow with Lord Wavell as the Viceroy of India . Before assuming the viceroyalty , Lord Wavell had been head of the Indian army and thus had an understanding of the Indian situation . On becoming Viceroy , Wavell 's most important task was to present a formula for the future government of India which would be acceptable to both Congress and the Muslim League . </P>
who was the viceroy of india when shimla conference took place
who was the viceroy of india when shimla conference took place
Lord Wavell
Lord Wavell