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 out at Shieldhall Wharf, Glasgow, began on 8 January 1929. "Viceroy of India" was finished in P&O's traditional colours: her hull black with a white band, her boot topping red, her upper works and lifeboats buff, her large vents black, her small vents buff and her two funnels black. During fitting out she was damaged amidships by Donaldson South American Line's cargo ship , which was trying to dock in poor visibility. However, by 17 February "Viceroy of India" was ready for sea trials, on which she averaged . She was completed in March 1929. "Viceroy of India" was Britain's