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