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Who Founded The Indira National Congress (INC) Party In India?

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    Indian National Congress (INC) is also known as the Congress Party or Congress (I). It is and has been since independence a major political party in India. It was founded by three people namely A. O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji and Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha in the year 1885. INC was a leader in India's strive for Independence. A huge mass of 70 million  people took part in the struggle to uproot the British Empire. Finally India achieved its independence in 1947. since then INC has been a major political party in India.
    INC had many great leaders over a period of time. Some names worth mentioning are Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi. The name Congress -I came into being during the period when Indira Gandhi was the prime minister, the letter I stands for Indira.
    Illustrious personalities such as Gopalakrishna Gokhale,  Lala Lajpat Rai, Gandhi, and Bose served as its presidents.
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    Rajeshshri1982  

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