Why did Mahatma Gandhi attend the Round Table Conference in London?

Mahatma Gandhi attended the second session of the Round Table Conference in London in 1931 as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress.1

His participation was a direct outcome of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, signed on March 5, 1931, between Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the British viceroy of India. This agreement ended the civil disobedience campaign that the Congress had been waging against British rule. By attending the conference, Gandhi sought to negotiate the future constitution of India and advocate for the interests of the Indian nationalist movement on an international stage. However, the session ultimately failed to reach an agreement regarding constitutional development or communal representation.21