Question

Who initiated the movement to form the indian national congress?

Answer 1

TheIndian National Congress( pronunciation (help·info))(INC, often calledCongress Party) is a broadly basedpolitical party in India.[14]Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa.[a][15]From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership ofMahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of theIndian independence movement, with over 15 million members and over 70 million participants.[16]Congress led India to independence fromGreat Britain,[b][17][c][18]and powerfully influenced otheranti-colonial nationalist movementsintheBritish Empire.[d][15]