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Who was supposed to be India’s first Prime Minister — Jawaharlal Nehru or Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?
Did the Congress Working Committee select Nehru? Did Gandhi intervene?
This historical debate resurfaces repeatedly in political discourse, but its actual facts lie in documented records of the Congress organisation, the Constituent Assembly, and Gandhi’s own writings.

In this lecture, we break down the historical events, party processes, and documentary evidence behind the selection of India’s first PM — cutting through myths, political narratives, and social media rumours.

This topic is extremely relevant for UPSC Prelims (Modern History) and Mains GS-1 (Freedom Struggle, National Movement).

🔍 What You Will Learn

✔️ How the Congress leadership selection process worked before Independence
✔️ Role of Provincial Congress Committees & Congress Working Committee
✔️ Why Patel received majority nominations from PCCs in 1946
✔️ Why Gandhi recommended Nehru as leader of the Congress Legislative Party
✔️ Patel’s response and reasons for stepping aside
✔️ How Nehru eventually became India’s first Prime Minister
✔️ Primary sources vs political interpretations
✔️ Misconceptions commonly circulated today
✔️ UPSC-relevant analysis: leadership, party democracy, movement politics

📚 UPSC Relevance

Prelims: Modern Indian History, Congress sessions, leadership

Mains GS-1: Freedom struggle, leadership debates, Gandhi’s role

Essay: Leadership, democracy, decision-making in nation-building

Interview: Historical misconceptions & political narratives

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