Constituent Assembly of India sovereign body and successor to the British parliament's authority in India. As a result of the partition, under the Mountbatten plan a separate Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was established on 3 June 1947. The representatives of the areas incorporated into Pakistan ceased to be members of the Constituent Assembly of India. New elections were held for the West Punjab and East Bengal (which became part of Pakistan, although East Bengal later seceded to become Bangladesh); the membership of the Constituent Assembly was 299 after the reorganization, and it met on 31 December 1947. The Constituent Assembly, consisting of indirectly elected
RMS Viceroy of India ship collided with her. The collision pushed the liner against a dockside crane, which she demolished. "Viceroy of India" herself escaped serious damage. Later in 1930 "Viceroy of India" twice assisted the Greek cargo steamer in the Bay of Biscay. In September she stood by when "Theodoros Bulgaris" cargo of grain shifted in storms and the Greek merchantman's crew were transferred to another vessel. On 31 December 1930 "Theodoros Bulgararis" sank and "Viceroy of India" rescued all of the crew. In September 1932, "Viceroy of India" set a new record time between London and Bombay of 17 days, 1 hour,