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Nonetheless, in 2004, when the Congress was voted back into power, Manmohan Singh became the first and only prime minister not to be the president of the party since establishment of the practice of the president holding both positions. [10] A total of 61 people have served as the president of the Indian National Congress since its formation. [11]
According to CNN, Squad members are notable for "their criticism of the US relationship with Israel". [63] After the beginning of the Israel–Hamas war, seven Squad members were among ten U.S. representatives to vote against a House resolution supporting Israel and condemning Hamas' attack on Israel; Pressley and Casar voted "present". [64]
Dadabhai Naoroji, a member of the sister Indian National Association, was elected president of the Congress in 1886. He was the first Indian Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons (1892–1895) and spent a large part of his life and resources campaigning for India’s cause on the international stage.
Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms. [5] Seven presidents have been members of a political party before being elected. Six of these were active party members of the Indian National Congress. The Janata Party has had one member, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, who later
The other members were mostly Hindus from the Bombay and Madras Presidencies. [3] [page needed] [clarification needed] Policies of Indian National Congress during 1885–1905. Between 1885 and 1905, the Indian National Congress passed several resolutions in its annual sessions.
Left Congress in 2021 to join Nationalist Congress Party (now Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar). Returned to Congress in 2024. 19: Akhilesh Prasad Singh: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; Bihar 20: Arvinder Singh Lovely: Minister in Delhi; Delhi Left Congress in 2024 to re-join Bharatiya Janata Party. [2] 21: Kaul Singh Thakur
Congress (O)'s leader Morarji Desai served as the fourth Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979; this was India's first non-Congress government. [11] But this government could not run for 5 years and fell in 1979. Fresh Elections were called in 1980 and Indira's Indian National congress (R) swept the country and defeated the Janata party.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 119th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being ...