List of presidents of the Indian National Congress

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1. How long is List of presidents of the Indian National Congress?Sonia Gandhi (1998-2017, 2019-2022)
2. What is the founding year?1885
3. What is the first president?Womesh Chandra Banerjee
4. Who started the Indian National Congress and when?The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant.
5. Who was the first president of the INC?Womesh Chandra Banerjee was the inaugural president of the Indian National Congress.

Indian National Congress (INC): A major Indian political party founded in 1885, instrumental in India's independence movement and subsequent governance.
President of the INC: The highest executive office within the Indian National Congress, serving as the party's national leader and chief spokesperson.
Electoral College (INC): A body composed of members from Pradesh Congress Committees and the All India Congress Committee responsible for electing the party President.
Working Committee (INC): The highest decision-making executive body of the Indian National Congress, responsible for policy formulation and organizational matters.