<p>Kalaburagi: N Ravikumar, chief whip of the Opposition in the Council, said on Sunday that India would have surpassed the US by now in terms of development had Dr B R Ambedkar or Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel become the prime minister instead of Jawaharlal Nehru. </p>.<p>He was addressing the gathering after releasing the book ‘Samvidhana-75 badalayisiddu yaru balapadisiddu yaru’. </p>.Install Dr B R Ambedkar's photographs: Madras High Court to Tamil Nadu law colleges.<p>The aura of Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, was increasing each passing day after Independence, the MLC said. </p>.<p>He had hoped to be the planning minister and uplift the masses, Ravikumar said. </p>.<p>As many as 14 states out of 16 had favoured Patel becoming prime minister, while only two batted for Nehru, the BJP leader said. </p>
<p>Kalaburagi: N Ravikumar, chief whip of the Opposition in the Council, said on Sunday that India would have surpassed the US by now in terms of development had Dr B R Ambedkar or Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel become the prime minister instead of Jawaharlal Nehru. </p>.<p>He was addressing the gathering after releasing the book ‘Samvidhana-75 badalayisiddu yaru balapadisiddu yaru’. </p>.Install Dr B R Ambedkar's photographs: Madras High Court to Tamil Nadu law colleges.<p>The aura of Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, was increasing each passing day after Independence, the MLC said. </p>.<p>He had hoped to be the planning minister and uplift the masses, Ravikumar said. </p>.<p>As many as 14 states out of 16 had favoured Patel becoming prime minister, while only two batted for Nehru, the BJP leader said. </p>
