Constitution and Elections
See Also: Constitution of India
Interim Government of India was formed on September 2, 1946 with Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President. At 11AM on December 9, 1946, the Assembly began its first session, with 207 members attending. By early 1947, representatives of the Muslim League and princely states joined. The Assembly formally approved the draft Constitution on November 26, 1949. On January 26, 1950, the Constitution took effect, a day now commemorated in India as Republic Day. At this point, the Constituent Assembly became the Provisional Parliament of India, which continued in existence until after the first elections under the new Constitution took place in 1952.
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