[1] On 15 August 1947, Gopi Chand Bhargava elected the Chief Minister of East Punjab by Members of Interim Assembly.
Sachar Group, included leaders like Kedar Nath Sehgal, Shanno Devi and Prabodh Chandra, was able to convince Congress High Command that Bhargava had failed in effectively tacking the refugee problem, maintenance of law and order and had failed to command a majority support in the state legislature.
[3] On same day Sachar was elected leader of the Congress and he took oath of Chief Minister on 13 April.
On 17 October 1949, on the direction of Central leadership, he resigned from the post and Bhargava took the oath of office on the following day.
[4] Kairon switched to Sachar faction as he failed to get a berth in Bhargava's cabinet.
Even after securing a vote against no confidence motion by the difference of only five votes; 31 in favour of the no confidence motion and 36 against, while 4 were absent,[5] Sachar group submitted a memorandum against Gopi Chand Bhargava and blamed for corruption.
On 11 June 1951, Parliamentary Board decided that Bhargava should resign and no other Congress ministry should function in East Punjab till the completion of First General elections.
However, Master Tara Singh declared that Akali Dal would continue to be political arm of the Sikhs.