INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 1-Founded by 1885 by A.O. Hume. 2-Venue of 1st Session Gokul Tejpal Sanskrit School of Bombay.

. 3-First President W.C. Banerjee. 4-First Women President Annie Besant (1917 Calcutta). 5-First Indian Women President Sarojini Naidu.(1925, Kanpur) 6-First English President George Yule 7-First Muslim President Badaruddin Tayabji. 8-Women President Annie Besant (1917), Sarojini Naidu (1925) and Nalin Sengupta. 9-Thrice President (Maximum times) Dadabhi Naoroji (1886,1893,1906), J.L. Nehru (1929, 1936, 1937). 10-First Session to hold in village 1937 (Fazipur). 11-First split of congress 1907 (Surat). 12-First Joint Session of Congress and Muslim League Lucknow (1916). 13-Word Swaraj was first used from congress platform (1906) Calcutta. 14-Only session presided over by Gandhi Belgaon (1924). 15-Complete Independence was demand for the first time (1929), Lahore. 16-For the first time National Song was sung in the Calcutta Session (1896) of INC. i.e., Vande Mataram. 17-For the first time National Anthem (Jana Gana Mana ) Was sung in Calcutta session (1911) of INC.

18-Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the youngest president of Inc. 19-The first session of congress (Bomaby 1885) was attended by 72 representatives. 20-During the fourth session of INC (1888, Allahabad) emphasized was given on formation of its constitution. 21-Nagpur Session (1891) the word National was added to Congress. 22-Poona session(1895), representatives second time discussed on the formation of its constitution. 23-Calcutta session of 1906, its president for the first time used Swaraj in his speech. 24-In Lucknow Session of Congress (1916) the two factions of congress (extremists and Moderates) reunited. 25-During Ahmedabad Session of INC (1921) , C. R. Das was elected its President but Azamal Khan presided over the session because C.R. Das was in prison. 26-During Gaya Session (1922 ) differences arose over the issue of council entry. C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru organized Swaraj Party in 1922. 27-During its Delhi session (1923) INC decided to establish All India Khadi Borad. 28-Gandhi presided over only Belgaon session (1924) of INC. 29-During this session knowledge of weaving was fixed as minimum qualification for its members. Gandhi decide to set up All India Charkha Association declared 1926 as year of keeping silent.

30-During Guwahati session of Inc (1926) wearing Khadi was made compulsory for its workers. 31-During Madras session of INC 91927), proposals for independence and to boycott Simon commission were passed. Gandhi did not participate. 32-During Karachi Session (1931) Fundamentals Rights and Economic Policy Proposals Passed. 33-During its 1932 and 1933 session government had declared it an illegal organization. 34-During Lucknow Session (1936), J.L. Nehru explained socialism for the first time. 35-During Fazipur Session (1937) congress decided to take part in election of 1937. 36-1938 session of congress held in a village Haripura.Netaji elected unopposed. 37-In Ramgarh Session (1904) decisions on Individual Satyagarha. 38-The word Congress Or INC was taken from the history of USA which means group of people. 39-While Britishers tried to use congress as a safety valve, Indian leaders tried to use it as lightening conductor,. 40-During Tripuri Session Of INC (1939) Subhash Chandra Bose Defeated Pattabhi Sitaramaya(Gandhis candidate in presidential election) but later resigned and Rajendra Prasad became its president. 41-During Calcutta Session (1928) first All India Youth congress was established.

42-During Delhi session (1918) along with S.N. Banerjee many liberals resigned from INC

Indian National Congress - An Introduction

The Indian National Congress which is the oldest Indian political party was established in 1885. The Indian National Congress or INC played a major role in the independence of India. Even after independence the party held power for most of the years. Indian National Congress Political Family The Indian National Congress which is currently under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi is carrying the legacy of the first political family of India. The dynasty began with Jawaharlal Nehru who was the first Prime Minister of India. His daughter Indira Gandhi, became the natural heir after him. After her assassination in 1984, Rajiv Gandhi took over. After his tragic death, Congress was headed by PV Narasimha Rao in 1991, who did not belong to the family. After he was faced with corruption charges, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi entered the INC in 1999.
INC- Government of India

The Indian National Congress won the 2004 general elections beating National Democratic Alliance led by Atal Behari Vajpayee. The United Progressive Alliance led by Congress Sonia Gandhi nominated Sonia Gandhi for the post of the next Prime Minister. However, she requested Dr. Manmohan Singh - former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader to take hold and on 22 May 2004 he was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. History of the Indian National Congress The history of the Indian National Congress can be categorized into 2 eras: Pre-independence era - The INC stayed at the forefront and fought for India's struggle for independence. Post-independence era - In Indian politics, the party has always enjoyed a prominent position. Out of the 60 years since independence, the INC has been in power for 48 years.
Founders of Indian National Congress

Umesh Chandra Banerjee

Surendranath Banerjee Man Mohan Ghosh Allan Octavian Hume William Wedderburn Dadabhai Naoroji Dinshaw Wacha
Indian Prime Ministers from INC

Manmohan Singh (from 2004 to present) P.V. Narasimha Rao (from 1991 to 1996) Rajiv Gandhi (from 1984 to 1989) Indira Gandhi (from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1984) Lal Bahadur Shastri (from 1964 to 1966) Gulzarilal Nanda (from May to June1964, January 1966) Jawaharlal Nehru (from 1947 to 1964)