Union Council of Ministers headed by Jawaharlal Nehru
First Jawaharlal Nehru ministry |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/The_first_Cabinet_of_independent_India.jpg/406px-The_first_Cabinet_of_independent_India.jpg) 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) |
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Date dissolved | 15 April 1952 (1952-04-15) |
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President | Rajendra Prasad (1950–52) |
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Governor-General | |
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Prime minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
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Deputy Prime minister | Vallabhbhai Patel (until 15 December 1950) |
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Member party | Indian National Congress |
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Status in legislature | Majority
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Opposition party | None |
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Opposition leader | None |
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Election | 1945 Indian general election |
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Outgoing election | 1951 Indian general election |
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Legislature terms | 4 years and 8 months |
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Predecessor | Interim |
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Successor | Second Nehru ministry |
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After power transformation, on 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru assumed office as the first Prime Minister of India and chose fifteen ministers to form the First Nehru ministry.