First Nehru ministry
The Interim Government of India was formed on 2 September 1946 from the newly elected Constituent Assembly.In June 1947, the delegations from the provinces of Sindh, East Bengal, Baluchistan, West Punjab, and the North West Frontier Province withdrew, to form the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, meeting in Karachi.Jawaharlal Nehru took charge as the first Prime Minister of India on 15 August 1947, and chose 15 other members for his cabinet.Lord Mountbatten, and later C. Rajagopalachari, served as Governor-General until 26 January 1950, when Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India.[1] [2] There were members from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Parsi communities represented in India's first ministry.
Dominion of IndiaRepublic of IndiaRajendra PrasadB. R. AmbedkarRafi Ahmed KidwaiSardar Baldev SinghMaulana Abul Kalam AzadJawaharlal NehruVallabhbhai PatelJohn MathaiJagjivan RamAmrit KaurS. P. MukherjeeR. R. DiwakarMohanlal SaksenaN. Gopalaswami AyyangarN.V. GadgilK. C. NeogyJairamdas DaulatramK. SanthanamSatya Narayan SinhaB. V. KeskarPresidentGovernor-GeneralThe Viscount Mountbatten of BurmaChakravarti RajagopalachariIndian National CongressMajority1945 Indian general election1951 Indian general electionSecond Nehru ministryPrime Minister of IndiaConstituent AssemblyBritish rule1946 Cabinet Mission to Indiaprovincial assembly electionsPakistanBangladeshInterim Government of IndiaScheduled Caste FederationCommunist Party of IndiaUnionist PartyEast BengalBaluchistanWest PunjabNorth West Frontier ProvinceConstituent Assembly of PakistanKarachiDominion of PakistanIndia's Parliamentprincely statesDeputy Prime MinisterLord MountbattenC. RajagopalachariPresident of IndiaMuslimChristianRajkumari Amrit KaurPrime MinisterMinister of External Affairs and Commonwealth RelationsMinister of Scientific ResearchSardar Vallabhbhai PatelMinister of Home Affairs and StatesKailash Nath KatjuMinister of Information and BroadcastingMinister of FinanceR. K. Shanmukham ChettyJustice PartyJohn MatthaiIndependentC. D. DeshmukhMinister of Law and JusticeMinister of DefenceBaldev SinghPanthic PartyMinister of RailwaysMinister of TransportMinister of EducationMinister of Food and AgricultureMinister of Industries and SuppliesSyama Prasad MukherjeeHindu MahasabhaHarekrushna MahatabMinister of LabourMinister of CommerceCooverji Hormusji BhabhaMinister of CommunicationsMinister of HealthMinister of WorksMinister ofMinesNarhar Vishnu GadgilMinister of Relief and RehabilitationMinister without portfolioMohanlal SaxenaDeputy Minister of Works, Mines and PowerDeputy Minister of Works, Production and SupplyDeputy Minister of Information and BroadcastingDeputy Minister of FinanceMahavir TyagiMinister of State for RailwaysMinister of Road Transport and HighwaysDeputy Minister of RailwaysDeputy Minister of External Affairs and Commonwealth RelationsDeputy Minister of External AffairsDeputy Minister of DefenceKumar Shree Himmatsinhji JadejaDeputy Minister of Food and AgricultureMosalikanti Thirumala RaoDeputy Minister of CommunicationsKhurshed LalRaj BahadurDeputy Minister of Commerce and IndustryDattatraya Parashuram KarmarkarDeputy Minister of Parliamentary AffairsDeputy Minister of Home AffairsExternal AffairsHome AffairsDefenceChettyFinanceEducationLabourAmbedkarGadgilKidwaiCommunications