INC की स्थापना — 1885, Bombay
Founder: A.O. Hume (Allan Octavian Hume) — British ICS officer & ornithologist
Safety Valve Theory: Viceroy Dufferin चाहते थे कि Indians का gussa एक "safety valve" में जाए
1st Session: Dec 28–31, 1885 | Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay
1st President: Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee | 72 delegates
पहले President
W.C. Bonnerjee
1885, Bombay
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
पहले Muslim President
Badruddin Tyabji
1887, Madras
Hindu-Muslim unity
एकमात्र British President
George Yule
1888, Allahabad
Calcutta businessman
Vande Mataram First Time
Rabindranath Tagore
1896, Calcutta
Bankim Chandra ने लिखा
Jana Gana Mana First Time
Rabindranath Tagore
1911, Delhi
Capital भी shift हुआ!
पहली महिला President
Annie Besant
1917, Calcutta
Irish-British theosophist
Gandhi एकमात्र बार President
Mahatma Gandhi
1924, Belgaum
सिर्फ एक बार!
Poorna Swaraj घोषित
J.L. Nehru (President)
1929, Lahore
26 Jan = Independence Day
Fundamental Rights Resolution
Vallabhbhai Patel (President)
1931, Karachi
Constitution का blueprint!
पहला Village Session
J.L. Nehru (President)
1937, Faizpur
Kisan (किसान) focus
National Planning Committee
S.C. Bose (President)
1938, Haripura
Nehru = NPC Chairman
"Swaraj" शब्द पहली बार
Dadabhai Naoroji
1906, Calcutta
Muslim League भी same year
| Year | Place | President | Key Fact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Bombay | W.C. Bonnerjee | 1st Session; INC founded by Hume; 72 delegates |
| 1886 | Calcutta | Dadabhai Naoroji | Grand Old Man; Drain of Wealth; 436 delegates |
| 1887 | Madras | Badruddin Tyabji | 1st Muslim President of INC |
| 1888 | Allahabad | George Yule | 1st & only British/English President |
| 1896 | Calcutta | Rahimtulla Sayani | Vande Mataram sung 1st time by Tagore |
| 1905 | Banaras | G.K. Gokhale | Swadeshi movement; Partition of Bengal response |
| 1906 | Calcutta | Dadabhai Naoroji | "Swaraj" demand 1st time; 4 resolutions; ML founded same year |
| 1907 | Surat | — | SURAT SPLIT: Garam Dal (Tilak) vs Naram Dal (Gokhale) |
| 1911 | Delhi | Bishan Narayan Dhar | Jana Gana Mana sung 1st time; Capital shifted to Delhi |
| 1916 | Lucknow | Ambika Charan Majumdar | Lucknow Pact (Congress + ML); Congress reunited; Home Rule League |
| 1917 | Calcutta | Annie Besant | 1st Woman President of INC |
| 1919 | Amritsar | Motilal Nehru | Post-Jallianwala; Rowlatt Act protests |
| 1920 | Nagpur | C. Vijayaraghavachariar | Non-Cooperation Movement; Charkha adopted; Constitution changed |
| 1924 | Belgaum | Mahatma Gandhi | ONLY time Gandhi was Congress President |
| 1927 | Madras | M.A. Ansari | Complete independence demand (informal); Boycott Simon Commission |
| 1929 | Lahore | Jawaharlal Nehru | POORNA SWARAJ; 26 Jan as Independence Day; tricolour hoisted |
| 1931 | Karachi | Vallabhbhai Patel | Fundamental Rights resolution; Gandhi-Irwin Pact ratified |
| 1936 | Lucknow | Jawaharlal Nehru | Socialist orientation; elections preparation |
| 1937 | Faizpur | Jawaharlal Nehru | 1st session in a VILLAGE; Kisan Sabha |
| 1938 | Haripura | S.C. Bose (1st time) | National Planning Committee formed; Nehru = NPC Chairman |
| 1939 | Tripuri | S.C. Bose (re-elected) | Bose defeats Gandhi's candidate; resigns; Forward Bloc formed |
| 1940 | Ramgarh | Abul Kalam Azad | Individual Satyagraha; Azad = longest-serving president (6 yrs) |
| 1946 | Meerut | J.B. Kripalani | Cabinet Mission; Pre-independence; Interim Govt |
| 1948 | Jaipur | Pattabhi Sitaramayya | Post-independence; Gandhi assassination (Jan 30, 1948) |
🧠 TRICK 1 — "FIRSTS" वाले Presidents (Hindi Story)
🧠 TRICK 2 — BSLT = India की 4 सबसे Important Sessions!
🧠 TRICK 3 — Songs की Session: "96 और 11 = Tagore ने दोनों गाए!"
🧠 TRICK 4 — Surat Split: "LAL-BAL-PAL = GARAM, GOKHALE = NARAM"
🧠 TRICK 5 — Bose का Drama: "Hari Happy, Tripuri Tragedy, Forward Bloc बना!"
🧠 TRICK 6 — Nehru कितनी बार President? "4 बार — LLFL याद करो!"
📝 Practice MCQs — INC Sessions (15 Questions)
Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay। President: W.C. Bonnerjee। A.O. Hume ने founded किया। 72 delegates। 🧠 "Bombay में Bonnerjee ने Congress का BIRTHDAY मनाया!"
पहले Muslim President। Hindu-Muslim unity। 🧠 "T for Together = Tyabji ने सबको जोड़ा!"
Garam (Tilak, Lal-Bal-Pal) vs Naram (Gokhale, Mehta)। 1916 Lucknow Pact में reunion। 🧠 "Surat में Congress की 'सूरत' बिगड़ गई!"
Rabindranath Tagore ने गाया। लिखा था Bankim Chandra ने (Anandamath, 1882)। 🧠 "96 = नव गीत Tagore ने गाया!"
1st और ONLY British President। A.O. Hume founder था, president नहीं। 🧠 "Yule = Yule log = गोरा आदमी एक बार आया, बस!"
Dadabhai Naoroji ने "Swaraj" शब्द पहली बार बोला। उसी साल Muslim League बनी (Dhaka)। 🧠 "1906 = S for Swaraj born = Naoroji का नया शब्द!"
Tagore ने गाया। Capital भी उसी साल Calcutta से Delhi shift हुआ। King George V का visit था। 🧠 "Delhi 1911 = Double event: Capital + National Anthem!"
1st Woman President। Irish-British। Sarojini Naidu 2nd थीं (1925, Kanpur)। 🧠 "ANNIE = A for Aurat = पहली महिला President!"
Gandhi जी सिर्फ 1924 Belgaum में Congress President बने — एक बार और केवल एक बार! 🧠 "BEL = एक bel खाया, बस! Bapu ek baar baithe!"
JL Nehru (President)। Ravi नदी के किनारे midnight को झंडा फहराया। 26 Jan = Independence Day declare। 🧠 "Lahore 1929 = L for Liberty = India का पहला midnight moment!"
Vallabhbhai Patel (President)। Future Constitution का blueprint! Gandhi-Irwin Pact ratified। 🧠 "Karachi = K for Key Rights = Constitution की नींव!"
Maharashtra का छोटा गाँव। JL Nehru president। Kisan focus। 🧠 "Faizpur = Faiz (फायदा) for Farmers = Congress किसानों के पास गई!"
Bose (1580) ने Gandhi के candidate Pattabhi (1377) को हराया। Gandhi बोले "यह मेरी हार है।" Bose ने resign किया → Forward Bloc बनाया। 🧠 "Tripuri = TRI DRAMA: Bose जीता, Gandhi हारे, Forward Bloc जन्मा!"
Non-Cooperation Movement launch + Charkha symbol + Congress constitution change। 🧠 "Nagpur 1920 = N for Non-Cooperation + चरखा = Gandhi का नया हथियार!"
Congress ने Muslims को separate electorate accept किया। Garam+Naram भी reunite हुए। Tilak + Annie Besant also joined। 🧠 "Lucknow में प्यार हुआ — Congress + League दोस्त बने!"