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• Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of independent India.

• He formally announced the British Government's acceptance of the partition of India on June 3, 1947, which is referred to as the Mountbatten Plan.

• The partition plan was proposed as a way to resolve the ongoing communal tensions and demands for a separate state by the All-India Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

• The Mountbatten Plan led to the creation of two independent nations, India and Pakistan, on August 15, 1947.

• Lord Mountbatten worked closely with Indian leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah to ensure the transition of power.![image](//cdn. Information**

• Linlithgow

• Lord Linlithgow served as the Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943, making him the longest-serving Viceroy in Indian history.

• He was in office during critical events like the outbreak of World War II and the Quit India Movement of 1942.

• Under his tenure, the August Offer (1940) was introduced, which proposed limited self-government but was rejected by Indian leaders.

• Rajagopalachari

• C. Rajagopalachari, also known as Rajaji, was an Indian statesman, independence activist, and the last Governor-General of India after independence.

• He was a leader of the Indian National Congress and opposed partition but later supported the idea of a separate Pakistan to prevent further communal violence.

• Rajaji was not involved in announcing the partition but played a significant role in post-independence India.

• Hardinge

• Lord Hardinge served as the Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916.

• He oversaw the transfer of India's capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911 during the Delhi Durbar.