By the end of June, the procedure for deciding on the unity or partition of Bengal and the Pujab had been worked out, and in each case it had resulted in a decision in favour of ‘Partition in Bengal, the Congress members asked for a preliminary vote of whole Legislative Assembly on which of Constituent Assembly against 90 in favour of joining the existing one.
Thereafter the Assembly divided into two parts; the one representing the Non-Muslim majority areas, voted decided by 58 votes to 21 that the province should be partitioned.
The other part, representing the Muslim-majority areas, voted to remain united by 106 to 35. Under the Plan a vote of either part in favour of partition meant partition of the Province. Bengal therefore was doomed to the operation of partition.