Two points: the original vote that put a Congress Ministry in was based on a very limited franchise, and those numbers are all visible.
The Khudai Khidmatgars themselves abstained, in spite of appeals from his brother to Bacha Khan, on a point of principle.
The spoilt votes are another clue, a third. Only the Muslim League (and the British Administration) had anything to gain by falsifying those votes. Did you note, btw, that precisely that number were defaced that allowed for a tiny League victory?
Why not? Anything is possible. However, I recommend reading through your own comment above; I think you have put it nicely, and the improbability of anyone but the League or the Administration having fudged the vote comes out clearly - from your own comment, to add to one's delight.
And where, and what is the contradiction? Let me put it in even barer terms, and without intention to annoy or to condescend:
- The Congress was voted to power to RUN the province;
- Subsequently, it was decided that whether the province should be in India or in Pakistan should be decided by a plebiscite;
- The Congress, led by Nehru in this matter, decided that it would NOT encourage NWFP to join India, and it would go along with the Anglo-Pakistani thought that the NWFP should be in Pakistan;
- Bacha Khan, on learning this, decided on principle to abstain, since his leadership had decided on the matter (his brother tried until the very end to enlist the KK);
- Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan decided to continue after the plebiscite vote, as his administration or the question of which party was to rule was not the subject of the plebiscite;
- Huge embarrassment followed, as Jinnah sought dismissal, and the British refused;
- The Congress Ministry was dismissed as an extraordinary measure once Jinnah was duly empowered to exercise such measures.
Let me get back to you on this, once I am a little free of mind. As you may have observed already, I am writing in distracted fits and starts.
Yes, I am pretty thick.
Don't you think you are wasting your time on me?