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The Republic & the Nehru Years

India · 1951First Five Year Plan, First Amendment and India's first general elections

India built the working foundations of its Republic: the First Five Year Plan (1951–56) opened the era of planned development, the Constitution (First Amendment) Act protected land-reform laws and amended fundamental-rights provisions, and the first general elections began under universal adult franchise.

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Polity & Governanceराजव्यवस्था और शासन

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Key figures

Jawaharlal Nehru — Prime Minister; associated with the First Five Year Plan and planned development.Dr Rajendra Prasad — President; opened the first Asian Games.Dr B.R. Ambedkar — Law Minister who resigned in 1951 after differences including over the Hindu Code Bill.Vinoba Bhave — launched the Bhoodan Movement at Pochampally in 1951.Sukumar Sen — first Chief Election Commissioner, conducting the first general elections.Syama Prasad Mookerjee — founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951.

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