THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT OF 1946
In July 1646 elections were held in Provincial Assemblies for the Constituent Assembly. In September 1946, an interim government headed by Lord Wavell was formed. The Commander in chief was Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck. The Vice President of the Executive Council was Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. Initially, the Muslim League did not participate in the interim government but later joined it with the view of obstructing the functioning of the government.
THE MEMBERS ALONG WITH THEIR PORTFOLIOS IN THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT.
| NAME OF THE MEMBERS | PORTFOLIO |
| LORD WAVELL | VICEROY |
| SIR CLAUDE AUCHINLECK | COMMANDER IN CHIEF |
| JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU | EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMONWEALTH RELATIONS |
| SARDAR VALLABH BHAI PATEL | HOME, INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING |
| Dr RAJENDRA PRASAD | FOOD AND AGRICULTURE |
| SARDAR BALDEV SINGH | DEFENCE |
| C.RAJAGOPALACHARI | EDUCATION AND ARTS |
| JOGINDER NATH MANDAL | LAW |
| JAGJIVAN RAM | LABOUR |
| I.I. CHUNDRIGAR | COMMERCE |
| Dr JOHN MATHAI | INDUSTRIES AND SUPPLIERS |
| ASAF ALI | RAILWAYS AND TRANSPORT |
| LIAQUAT ALI KHAN | FINANCE |
| ABDUR RAB NISHTAR | POST AND AIR |
| C.H. BHABHA | WORKS, MINES AND POWER |
| GHAZNAFAR ALI KHAN | HEALTH |
