Identify the Congress leader on the second stall.

A school in Pune holds an exhibition on the making of the Constitution, with stalls on leading members of the Constituent Assembly. One stall is about a lawyer and economist who had been a political opponent of the Congress under British rule. On the advice of Mahatma Gandhi, he was asked at Independence to join the Union Cabinet as law minister. Another stall is about a Congress leader who worked mostly behind the scenes, helping to prepare several reports and working to bring opposing points of view together.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → Vallabh Bhai Patel

Option (1) Jawaharlal Nehru — Incorrect. Nehru took a public role. He moved the Objectives Resolution and the resolution on the National Flag.

Option (2) Rajendra Prasad — Incorrect. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Assembly. His role was to steer the discussion along constructive lines.

Option (3) K.M. Munshi — Incorrect. K.M. Munshi was a lawyer from Gujarat who served on the Drafting Committee with Ambedkar.

Option (4) Vallabh Bhai Patel — Correct. Patel worked mostly behind the scenes. He helped draft several reports and worked to reconcile opposing points of view.

NCERT (2026-27): “1.2 The dominant voices
The Constituent Assembly had 300 members. Of these, six members played particularly important roles. Three were representatives of the Congress, namely, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabh Bhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad. It was Nehru who moved the crucial “Objectives Resolution”, as well as the resolution proposing that the National Flag of India be a “horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and dark green in equal proportion”, with a wheel in navy blue at the centre. Patel, on the other hand, worked mostly behind the scenes, playing a key role in the drafting of several reports, and working to reconcile opposing points of view. Rajendra Prasad’s role was as President of the Assembly, where he had to steer the discussion along constructive lines while making sure all members had a chance to speak. …”

Identify the Congress leader on the second stall.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → Vallabh Bhai Patel

Option (1) Jawaharlal Nehru — Incorrect. Nehru took a public role. He moved the Objectives Resolution and the resolution on the National Flag.

Option (2) Rajendra Prasad — Incorrect. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Assembly. His role was to steer the discussion along constructive lines.

Option (3) K.M. Munshi — Incorrect. K.M. Munshi was a lawyer from Gujarat who served on the Drafting Committee with Ambedkar.

Option (4) Vallabh Bhai Patel — Correct. Patel worked mostly behind the scenes. He helped draft several reports and worked to reconcile opposing points of view.