While elections to the Constituent Assembly were still in progress, on July 8, 1946, the Congress Party (Indian National Congress) appointed an Experts Committee for the purpose of preparing
material for the Constituent Assembly. This committee consisted of the following members :
1. Jawaharlal Nehru (Chairman)
2. M. Asaf Ali
3. K.M. Munsh
4. N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
5. K.T. Shah
6. D.R. Gadgil
7. Humayun Kabir
8. K. Santhanam
Later, on the Chairman’s proposal, it was resolved that Krishna Kripalani be co-opted as member and convener of the committee.
The committee had two sittings, the first at New Delhi from July 20 to 22, 1946, and the second at Bombay from August 15 to 17, 1946.
