Union Council of Ministers headed by Jawaharlal Nehru
First Jawaharlal Nehru ministry
1st ministry of the Dominion of India and later the Republic of India
The cabinet of India on 31 January 1950, along with the newly appointed President Rajendra Prasad. (L to R sitting) B. R. Ambedkar, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Sardar Baldev Singh, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajendra Prasad, Vallabhbhai Patel, John Mathai, Jagjivan Ram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and S. P. Mukherjee. (L to R standing) Khurshed Lal, R. R. Diwakar, Mohanlal Saksena, N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar, N.V. Gadgil, K. C. Neogy, Jairamdas Daulatram, K. Santhanam, Satya Narayan Sinha and B. V. Keskar
Date formed
15 August 1947 (1947-08-15)
Date dissolved
15 April 1952 (1952-04-15)
People and organisations
President
Rajendra Prasad (1950–52)
Governor-General
The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (1947–48)
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1948–50)
Prime minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
Deputy Prime minister
Vallabhbhai Patel (until 15 December 1950)
Member party
Indian National Congress
Status in legislature
Majority
208 / 299
Opposition party
None
Opposition leader
None
History
Election
1945 Indian general election
Outgoing election
1951 Indian general election
Legislature terms
4 years and 8 months
Predecessor
Interim
Successor
Second Nehru ministry
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