Who among the following was part of Nehru's first cabinet in 1948 after independence? |
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Acharya Narendra Dev E.M.S. Namboodiripad |
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee |
The correct answer is Option 2: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 1st Union Minister of Commerce and Industry was Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee:Leader of Hindu Mahasabha; found of Bharatiya Jana Sangh; Minister in Nehru’s first cabinet after independence; resigned in 1950 due to differences over relations with Pakistan; Member of Constituent Assembly and later, the first Lok Sabha; was opposed to India’s policy of autonomy to Jammu & Kashmir; arrested during Jana Sangh’s agitation against Kashmir policy; died during detention. |