The All Parties Conference was a group of Indian political parties known for organizing a committee in May 1928 to author the

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after independence was actualized. It was chaired by Dr. M. A. Ansari. A draft constitution, known as the

Nehru Report The Nehru Report of 1928 was a memorandum All Parties Conference in British India to appeal for a new dominion status and a federal set-up of government for the constitution of India. It also proposed for the Joint Electorates with reservation of ...

, was adopted by the All Parties Conference in

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, in 1928. Members of the All Parties Conference included the

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All-India Hindu Mahasabha The Hindu Mahasabha (officially Akhil Bhārat Hindū Mahāsabhā, ) is a Hindu nationalism, Hindu nationalist political party in India. Founded in 1915, the Mahasabha functioned mainly as a pressure group advocating the interests of orthodox ...

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, All-India Conference of Indian Christians,

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, and Central Khalifat Committee. In its meeting from 28 August 1928 to 31 August 1928, the All Parties Conference recommended

dominion status The term ''Dominion'' is used to refer to one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire. "Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 1926 ...

for India.

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