1) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who formed the Depressed Classes Association in 1930, argued against Mahatma Gandhi at the second Round Table Conference, seeking separate electorates for Dalits. 2) When the British agreed to Ambedkar's demand, Gandhiji launched a death-defying fast.   He argued, that Separate electorates for Dalits would hinder the progress of their unification into the culture. 3) Ambedkar eventually agreed with Gandhiji, and hence the Poona Pact in September 1932 was the outcome. 4) Muhammad Ali Jinnah was ready to ditch his proposal for separate electorates if Muslims were guaranteed assigned seats within Central Assembly and membership equivalent to the population in Muslim-dominated regions (Bengal and Punjab). 5) Discussions over-representation resumed, however all chance of settling the matter at the All Parties Conference in 1928 faded when M.R. Jayakar of Hindu Mahasabha firmly rejected any attempts at settlement.