As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he

The correct option is B because Mahatma Gandhi proposed this plan as a final attempt to avoid the partition of India. In April 1947, during his meetings with Lord Mountbatten, Gandhi suggested that the Viceroy should invite Muhammad Ali Jinnah to form a central interim government and appoint his own cabinet. Gandhi believed that if the Muslim League was given the responsibility of governing a united India, Jinnah might drop the demand for a separate state of Pakistan. However, this proposal was not supported by other top leaders of the Indian National Congress, including Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel, who felt it was impractical and feared it would lead to further complications. Lord Mountbatten also did not pursue the idea, leading Gandhi to eventually withdraw the suggestion.