The Delhi Proposals of 1927 were a significant attempt by Muhammad Ali Jinnah to foster Hindu-Muslim unity by offering a major concession. Muslims had historically demanded separate electorates to ensure their political representation and safeguard their interests in a Hindu-majority India. In these proposals, Jinnah offered to withdraw the Muslim demand for separate electorates (Option A) on the condition that certain safeguards were provided. These conditions included one-third representation for Muslims in the Central Legislature, the separation of Sindh from Bombay, and reforms in the North-West Frontier Province and Balochistan.
Options B (1/3 representation) and C (Sindh separation) were not demands Jinnah withdrew; rather, they were the conditions he put forth in exchange for giving up separate electorates. Option D (Partition) was not a prominent demand at this early stage; the focus was on constitutional reforms within a united India.