Indian National Congress Sessions

The Indian national congress foundation was led by the leaders Allan Octavian Hume, Dinshaw Edulji Wacha and Dadabhai Naoroji in 1885. The colloquial term for INC is Congress Party. It is one of the eminent political parties of India. The Indian national congress was the first party to ignite nationalism during British rule. The Indian National Congress sessions have been held commencing from the

Founding years (1885-1900)
The pre-independence era (1900-1947)
The post-independence period (1947-1990)
The post-liberalization era (1990-2019)

Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held?

The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay in the year December 1885.

Indian National Congress Sessions

Years in which INC sessions were held	Location and President of the Session
December 1885	Held in Bombay Presided by – Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee It was the first session which led to the formation of the Indian national congress
December 1886	Held in Calcutta Presided by- Dadabhai Naoroji It was the second session
December 1887	Held in Madras Presided by- Badruddin Tyabji He was the first Muslim President It was the third session
December 1888	Held in Allahabad Presided by- George Yule He was the first English president It was the fourth session
December 1896	Held in Calcutta. Presided by Rahimatullah M. Sayani Rabindranath Tagore sang the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ for the first time
December 1899	Held in Lucknow Presided by: Romesh Chunder Dutt. There was a proposal to apply permanent fixation of land revenue
December 1901	Held in Calcutta Presided by- Dinshaw Eduljee Wacha Gandhiji’s first appearance at INC session platform happened
December 1905	Held in Banaras Presided by- Gopal Krishna Gokhale Official announcement was made for the swadeshi movement against the government
December 1906	Held in Calcutta Presided by- Dadabhai Naoroji Four resolutions were adopted on the topics of swaraj, swadeshi, national education and boycott movement
December 1907	Held in Surat Presided by- Rash Behari Ghosh The congress was divided into extremists and moderates The 1907 INC session was adjourned
December 1910	Held in Allahabad Presided by- Sir William Wedderburn Denouncement of electorate system introduced through the act of 1909 by M.A Jinnah
December 1911	Held in Calcutta Presided by- B.N. Dhar The national anthem Jan-Gan-Man was recited for the first time
December 1915	Held in Bombay Presided by Sir S.P. Sinha Congress modified its constitution to bring in delegates from the extremist segment
December 1916	Held in Lucknow Presided by- A.C. Majumdar The two divisions of congress got united i.e. Moderates and Extremists Congress and Muslim League came together and collaborated to sign the Lucknow Pact
December 1917	Held in Calcutta Presided by- Annie Besant
August 1918 December 1918	Held in Bombay Presided by- Romesh Chunder Dutt Held in Delhi Presided by- Madan Mohan Malaviya
December 1920	Held in Nagpur Presided by- C. Vijayraghavachariar
December 1922	Held in Gaya Presided by Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das
December 1924	Held in Belgaum Presided by- M.K. Gandhi
April 1925	Held in Kanpur Presided by Mrs Sarojini Naidu
December 1927	Held in Madras Presided by- M.A. Ansari
April 1929	Held in Lahore Presided by Jawaharlal Nehru
March 1931	Held in Karachi Presided by- Sardar Vallabhai Patel
October 1934	Held in Bombay Presided by Dr Rajendra Prasad
June 1936	Held in Lucknow Presided by- Jawaharlal Nehru
July 1937	Held in Faizpur Presided by Jawaharlal Nehru
February 1938	Held in Haripura Presided by- Subhash Chandra Bose
March 1939	Held in Tripura Presided by- Subhash Chandra Bose
March 1940	Held in Ramgarh Presided by- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
1941-1945	No sessions were held in this phase
November 1946	Held in Meerut Presided by- J.B. Kripalani

1931 Session of the Indian National Congress

The 1931 session of the Indian National Congress was the 45th session of the party
It was led under the chairmanship of Vallabhai J Patel and was held in Karachi, Pakistan
The 1931 INC session is significant owing to the party’s ratification of the Gandhi-Irwin pact (signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin)
Furthermore, the resolution of “Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy” was taken under the chairmanship of Vallabbhai J. Patel
The policy ought to provide civil liberties, abolish the practice of untouchability, ensure minimum wages and protection of fundamental rights of the citizens of India
Although the pact was concluded, the congress session opened with the execution of Bhagat Singh with others enraging the younger fractions and on the other hand, Jawaharlal Nehru and Subash Chandra Bose were not satisfied with the terms of the Gandhi-Irwin pact
Besides everything, the congress party finally sealed the pact with one united voice

Conclusion

The Indian National Congress also referred to as Congress Party, was founded in 1885. The INC is one of the influential political parties facing opposition with other renowned parties like Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) etc. The Indian National Congress sessions were held at different locations in subsequent years with each session contributing its own importance in the political history of India. Basically, we divide the sessions as per the four segments of the era namely founding years, the pre-independence era, the post-independence period and the post-liberalization era.

Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held?

Indian National Congress Sessions

1931 Session of the Indian National Congress

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