{"id":4467,"date":"2026-08-25T12:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T06:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=4467"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:16:01","slug":"inc-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/inc-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"INC Sessions List, Year, Venue, Presidents, UPSC Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>INC Sessions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> began in 1885, with the first session held in Bombay under the presidency of W.C. Bonnerjee. Indian National Congress (INC) sessions provided a national platform for Indian political leaders to debate colonial policies, formulate demands, and coordinate the nationalist movement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The INC sessions were significant in shaping the ideological, organisational and strategic direction of the freedom movement. However, they also faced challenges such as Moderate\u2013Extremist divisions, differences over council entry, ideological conflicts and leadership struggles, as seen in the Surat split and the Tripuri crisis of 1939.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">INC Sessions About<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/quest-upsc-notes\/foundation-of-indian-national-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian National Congress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (INC) was founded on 28 December 1885 by <\/span><b>Allan Octavian Hume<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, initially as a platform for civil and political discussion among educated Indians. Over time, it evolved into the primary force behind India\u2019s independence movement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Congress held <\/span><b>annual sessions <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">called INC sessions, usually in December, where leaders from across India gathered to discuss policies and strategies.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, <\/span><b>special sessions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> were also convened during critical moments, such as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/quest-upsc-notes\/non-cooperation-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-Cooperation Movement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (1920), reflecting the INC\u2019s adaptability in key political junctures.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Important INC Sessions List and Presidents<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Indian National Congress sessions from 1885 to 1947 shaped India\u2019s nationalist movement, evolved political demands, and provided direction to the struggle for independence. The following table highlights the important INC sessions, list, year, place, presidents, and significance of each major session of the Indian National Congress:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>Year<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>Venue<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>President<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><b>Significance<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1885<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bombay<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- 72 social reformers, journalists, and lawyers convened at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay for the INC's inaugural session.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1886<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcutta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dadabhai Naoroji<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- Merger of INC and National Conference<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Decided to set up Provincial Congress Committees across the country.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1887<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madras<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Badruddin Tyabji\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To promote unity and cooperation among the various regional groups, the appeal was made to the Muslims to join the INC.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1888<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allahabad<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">George Yule<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First English President of INC.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1889<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bombay<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sir William Wedderburn<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">INC's British Committee was founded in Britain.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1890<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcutta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pherozeshah Mehta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first woman to graduate from Calcutta University, Kadambini Ganguly, spoke at the Congress in 1890.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1891<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nagpur<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">P. Ananda Charlu<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress continued its demands for administrative and legislative reforms, including greater Indian participation in governance<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1892<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allahabad<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress criticized the Indian Councils Act of 1892<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1893<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lahore<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dadabhai Naoroji<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Naoroji's leadership reinforced Congress's focus on economic exploitation and the demand for greater Indian representation in administration.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1894<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madras<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alfred Webb<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress opposed discriminatory taxation, including the cotton excise duty, and criticised restrictions on the press and public services.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1895<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pune<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Surendranath Banerjee<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There was a significant increase in the number of attendees for this session.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1896<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcutta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rahimatullah M. Sayani<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cVande Mataram\u201d, the national song, was sung for the first time; Passed a resolution blaming the British for th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">e famine that had devastated many parts of India.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1897<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amraoti<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. Sankaran Nair<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress slammed the British for the arrest of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1898<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madras<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ananda Mohan Bose<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress continued its campaign against repressive colonial legislation and for constitutional and administrative reforms.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1899<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lucknow<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Romesh Chunder Dutt<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress demanded that the British government should stop the 'drain of wealth\u2019 from India to England.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1900<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lahore<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">N.G. Chandavarkar<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress further amended its constitution and discussed the Punjab Land Alienation Act, showing sensitivity to agrarian and community concerns.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1901<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcutta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dinshaw Eduljee Wacha<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- For the first time, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/mahatma-gandhi-movements\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mahatma Gandhi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> appeared on the Congress platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- Gandhi ji, a South Africa-based lawyer, then pleaded with Congress to back the fight against racial exploitation and injustice in the Country.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1902<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahmedabad<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Surendranath Banerjee<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress continued its campaign for constitutional reforms, greater Indian representation and administrative accountability.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1903<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madras<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lal Mohan Ghosh<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress continued discussions on economic grievances, administrative reforms and expansion of Indian participation in governance.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1904<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bombay<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sir Henry Cotton<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress expressed strong disapproval of Lord Curzon's misuse of Indian revenues for his aggressive policy in Tibet and vehemently protested the Curzon administration's plan to partition Bengal.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1905<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Banaras<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gopal Krishna Gokhale<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- The divisions between the moderates and the extremists came to the fore;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- Adopted the Swadeshi resolution.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1906<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcutta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shri Dadabhai Naoroji<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the first time, Congress declared Swaraj as its aim.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1907 (Suspended)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Surat<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rash Behari Ghosh<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress was split into two \u2013 the moderates and the extremists.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1908<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madras<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rash Behari Ghosh<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress attempted to reorganise itself after the Surat split while continuing constitutional opposition to colonial policies.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1909<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lahore<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madan Mohan Malaviya<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress opposed the Indian Councils Act of 1909's proposal to create separate electorates based on religion.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1910<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allahabad<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sir William Wedderburn<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress continued its campaign for constitutional reforms, civil liberties and greater Indian participation in administration.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1911<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcutta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bishan Narayan Dar<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was the first time that \"Jana Gana Mana,\" the national anthem of India, was performed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1912<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bankipore<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Raghunath Mudholkar<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress continued its programme of constitutional reform and administrative representation, while emphasising Indian participation in governance.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1913<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Karachi<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nawab Syed Mohammed Bahadur<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress continued demands for self-government, civil liberties and greater Indian participation in administration.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1914<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madras<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bhupendra Nath Bose<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress demanded that Indians be allowed to have higher positions in the army.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1915<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bombay<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Satyendra Prasanna Sinha<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To allow the delegates from the extremist section to be admitted, the Congress's constitution was appropriately changed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1916<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lucknow<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ambica Charan Mazumdar<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unification of the moderates and extremists.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1917<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcutta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annie Besant<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress got its first woman President.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1918\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delhi<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madan Mohan Malaviya<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Growing mass character: around 1,000 peasant delegates participated; Congress demanded repeal of repressive laws and greater self-determination.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1918 (Special Session)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bombay<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Syed Hasan Imam<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress expressed disappointment with the Montague-Chelmsford Reform. It called for the Indian people to have a Declaration of Rights.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1919<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amritsar<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Motilal Nehru<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress declared that it was in sympathy with the victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1920 (Special Session)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcutta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lala Lajpat Rai<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">INC approved the\u00a0 Non-Cooperation Movement (NCM).<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1920<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nagpur<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. Vijayaraghavachariar<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- Congress intensified the NCM.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-The importance of using non-violent means was emphasized.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1921<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahmadabad<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hakim Ajmal Khan (Acting President for C.R. Das)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gandhiji was declared the only executive authority of the Congress and given full AICC authority.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1922<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gaya<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Intense debate on the issue of council entry led to CR Das and others breaking away from the INC and forming the Swaraj Party.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1923 (Special Session)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delhi<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maulana Abul Kalam Azad<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Decided to permit members to run for office in the next elections.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1924<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Belgaum<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M.K. Gandhi<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Only INC session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1Downpour<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nope<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mrs. Sarojini Naidu<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sarojini Naidu became the first Indian woman to preside over the Congress.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1926<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guwahati<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">S. Srinivasa Iyengar<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress laid emphasis on work in legislatures, while opposing official ministries and measures that strengthened colonial control.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1927<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madras<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M.A. Ansari<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress resolved to boycott the Simon Commission.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1928<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcutta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Motilal Nehru<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- The first All India Youth Congress was formed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- Resolution to adopt the Motilal Nehru report's suggestion to grant Dominion Status to India within two years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1929<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lahore<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jawaharlal Nehru<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress declared Purna Swaraj as its ultimate goal.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1931<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Karachi<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vallabhbhai J. Patel<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- Congress passed a resolution on Fundamental Rights and the National Economic Program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-It also endorsed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1933<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcutta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mrs. Nellie Sengupta<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nellie Sengupta became the third woman to preside over the INC; Congress continued its civil-disobedience-related political programme.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1934<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bombay<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Rajendra Prasad<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wearing Khadi was established as a rule for elected members.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1936<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lucknow<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jawaharlal Nehru<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Urged Congressmen to adopt Socialism.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1937<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faizpur (Bombay Presidency)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jawaharlal Nehru<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first Congress Session in a rural area.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1938<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Haripura<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Subhash Chandra Bose<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- Rejected the federal structure given by the GoI in 1935.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">- Under the chairmanship of Nehru, the National Planning Committee was formed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1939<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tripuri<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Subhash Chandra Bose<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following Subhas Chandra Bose's resignation, Rajendra Prasad assumed the presidency.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1940<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ramgarh<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maulana Abul Kalam Azad<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Congress objected to India being labelled as a belligerent nation in the war efforts.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1946<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meerut<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">J.B. Kripalani<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last INC session before Independence.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">INC Session Importance<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">INC sessions served as crucial platforms for shaping nationalist policies, fostering unity, debating strategies, and defining major milestones in India's struggle for independence.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Shaped the Freedom Movement:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> INC sessions provided a common platform for discussing political, economic and social issues and helped transform scattered opposition into an organised national movement.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Formulated Key Demands:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Important resolutions on Swaraj, civil rights, constitutional reforms, Swadeshi and economic issues were adopted, giving direction to the nationalist movement.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Promoted National Unity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The sessions brought together leaders and delegates from different regions, communities and social backgrounds, strengthening the idea of a united Indian nation.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Decided Movement Strategies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Major changes in Congress policy and methods of struggle were debated and approved at these sessions, including Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit India.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Provided Leadership:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The sessions facilitated the emergence of prominent leaders and helped build an organised political network across India.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Historical Milestones:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Sessions such as <\/span><b>Lucknow (1916), Nagpur (1920), Lahore (1929) and Karachi (1931)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> marked important turning points in India's freedom struggle.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">INC Sessions UPSC PYQs<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><b>Q1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consider the following statements<\/span><b> (UPSC Prelims 2015)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Which of the statements given is\/are correct?<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(a) 1 only <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(b) 2 only<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(c) Both 1 and 2 <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(d) Neither 1 nor 2<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Ans: (b)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Q2: <\/b>The 1929 Session of the Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the (<\/span><b>UPSC Prelims 2014<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(a) attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(b) attainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(c) Non-Cooperation Movement was launched\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(d) the decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Ans: (b)<\/b><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 175px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" 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