Historical Background of INDIAN POLITY PART 6

Interim Government (1946)
s.no Members Portfolios Held
1 Jawaharlal Nehru External Affairs & Commonwealth
Relations
2 Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel
3 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Food & Agriculture
4 Dr. John Mathai Industries & Supplies
5 Jagjivan Ram Labour
6 Sardar Baldev Singh Defence
7 C.H. Bhabha Works, Mines & Power
8 Liaquat Ali Khan Finance
9 Abdur Rab Nishtar Posts & Air
10 Asaf Ali Railways & Transport
11 C. Rajagopalachari Education & Arts
12 I.I. Chundrigar Commerce
13 Ghaznafar Ali Khan Health
14 Joginder Nath Mandal Law
Note:The members of the interim government were members of the
Viceroy’s Executive Council. The Viceroy continued to be the head of the
Council. But, Jawaharlal Nehru was designated as the Vice-President of the
Council.
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