interim government
On 2 September 1946, the newly elected Constituent Assembly constituted the Interim Government of India which remained in existence till 15 August 1947. The executive branch of the interim government carried out the executive council of Viceroy, which was chaired by Viceroy. It included 12 members, including 3 Muslim nominated by the Congress.
This was the first time the British came to India when India's government was in the hands of Indians. On 26 October, five members nominated by the League were included in this and the members appointed by Congress to make room for these new members were manipulated (two seats were already empty, besides Sharat Bose, Syed Ali Zaheer and Sir Shafat Ahmed Khan gave resignation). All the fourteen members of the government were following:
Members of the Iranian government
pandit jawahar lal nehru
Executive Council Vice President, State Department, Commonwealth Affairs
Vallabh bhai patel
Home, information and broadcast
Bal dev singh
Defence
Dr. John
Industry and Supplies
C.ramachadran
Education
C.H. bhabha
Work, Mining and Power
Rajendra Prasad
Food and agriculture
Asaf Ali
railway
Jagjivan Ram
Labour
Liaquat Ali
Finance
T.T. chandiragar
Commercial
Abdul rab nashtar
Communications
Gajjarfar ali khan
Health
Jogendra Nath Mandal
Method
Conclusion
In August 1946, the Congress decided to join the interim government to simplify the process of transfer of power for the British Government . The interim government started functioning from 2 September 1946.
