Some major events that occurred from 1885, when the Indian National Congress was formed, till August 15, 1947, when India achieved Independence.

On 28 December 1885 Indian National Congress (INC) was founded on the premises of Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit School at Bombay. It was presided over by W.C Banerjee and attended by 72 delegates.

The Indian National Congress was founded by AO Hume in 1885 on this day to form a platform for civic and political dialogue of educated Indians with the British Raj.

They played a crucial role in the nationalist struggle before the formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885.

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress party was formed in 1885 as an independence movement, when India was still part of the British Empire.

In a post on X, Jairam Ramesh said, "The Indian National Congress was established on December 28, 1885. It first met in Gujarat at Ahmedabad during December 23-26, 1902, under the presidentship of ...