In the early years there was a lot of mutual respect between the leaders of the Congress and those of the opposition. The interim government that ruled the country after the declaration of Independence and the first general election included opposition leaders like Dr. Ambedkar and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in the cabinet. Jawaharlal Nehru often referred to his fondness for the Socialist Party and invited socialist leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan to join his government.

Which ministry did Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee get after the first general election?

Ministry of Industries and Supplies

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was born in Calcutta in a Bengali Brahmin family.
He emerged as a leader of Hindu Mahasabha, advocating for the interests of the Hindu community.
With the support of the RSS, he founded the 'Bharatiya Jana Sangh', which eventually evolved into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Thus, he is widely regarded as the founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mukherjee served as Minister for Industry and Supply in Nehru's first cabinet after independence.
Due to disagreements over the government's approach to relations with Pakistan (Nehru-Liaquat Pact), he resigned in 1950.
He was a member of the Constituent Assembly & later served in the first Lok Sabha.
He held contrasting views on India's policy of granting autonomy to J&K.
During Jana Sangh's agitation against the government's Kashmir policy, he was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
A day after being provisionally diagnosed with a heart attack, he passed away in detention.