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Download Solution PDFWho was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence of India?
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Option 2 : J. B. Kripalani
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is J.B. Kripalani.
Key Points
- J.B. Kripalani was the president of the Indian National Congress in 1947.
- Before Kripalani, the President of INC was Jawaharlal Nehru in 1946.
- After Kripalani, Pattabhi Sitaraimayya was the president of INC in 1948 & 1949.
- In 1950, Purushottam Das Tandon was the president of INC and after that in 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru was the president of INC.
Important Points
- The Indian National Congress was founded in Bombay in December 1885.
- A.O. Hume was the founder of the Indian National Congress.
- Wyomesh Chandra Banerjee was the first President of INC in 1885.
- Badruddin Tyabji was the First Muslim president of INC and overall third president of INC in 1887.
- Annie Besant became the first female president of INC.
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