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Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian political spectrum...

Timeline of Events

1885

12.28.1885

Indian National Congress a political party of India is founded in Bombay, British India.

1930

1.26.1930

The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) which occurred 20 years later.

1999

4.8.1999

Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress.