Editing Jawaharlal Nehru (section)

=== Election of 1952 ===
[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru 1951-52 election poster.jpg|thumb|232x232px|Nehru as the main campaigner of the Indian National Congress, 1951–52 elections]]
After the adoption of the constitution on 26&nbsp;November 1949, the Constituent Assembly continued to act as the interim parliament until new elections. Nehru's interim cabinet consisted of 15 members from diverse communities and parties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/september-2-when-indias-interim-govt-was-formed-in-1946-5959889/|title=Explained: When India's interim government was formed in 1946|first=Om|last=Marathe|date=3 September 2019|access-date=15 August 2021|website=The Indian Express|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212412/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/september-2-when-indias-interim-govt-was-formed-in-1946-5959889/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first elections to Indian legislative bodies (National parliament and State assemblies ) under the new constitution of India were held in [[1951–52 Indian general election|1952]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=India's General Elections|author=Park, Richard Leonard|year=1952|journal=[[Far Eastern Survey]]|volume=21|issue=1|pages=1–8|doi=10.2307/3024683|jstor=3024683}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4kNnAAAAMAAJ&q=The+first+elections+to+Indian+legislative+bodies+(National+parliament+and+State+assemblies+)+under+the+new+constitution+of+India+were+held+in+%5B%5B1951%E2%80%9352+Indian+general+election%7C1952%5D%5D.|title = Indian and Foreign Review|year = 1969|publisher = Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> The Congress party under Nehru's leadership won a large majority at both state and national levels.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/40209795|title=Democracy's Biggest Gamble: India's First Free Elections in 1952|author=Guha, Ramachandra|author-link=Ramachandra Guha|year=2002|journal=[[World Policy Journal]]|volume=19|issue=1|pages=95–103|doi=10.1215/07402775-2002-2005|jstor=40209795|access-date=29 May 2021|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603213921/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40209795|url-status=live}}</ref>