As the Minister of Law in the First Nehru ministry, Ambedkar lived at the official residences in India's national capital Delhi, first 22 Prithviraj Road and then 1 Hardinge Avenue. In September 1951, he resigned from the cabinet following the impasse over the Hindu Code Bill. Subsequently, he and his wife Savita moved to 26 Alipur Road (also spelt Alipore Road), a 10-room bungalow rented from the former ruler of Sirohi.
