Indian National Congress: References & Edit History
More Articles On This Topic
- Mani Shankar Aiyar
- Abul Kalam AzadJournalist and political career
- Subhas Chandra BoseEarly life and political activity
- Chittaranjan Das
- Indira GandhiEarly life and rise to prominence
- Mahatma GandhiEmergence as nationalist leader
- Rajiv Gandhi
- Sonia Gandhi
- Gopal Krishna GokhaleRole in the Indian National Congress
- Najma Heptulla
- Allan Octavian Hume
- Mohammed Ali JinnahEntry into politics
- Kumaraswami Kamaraj
- Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani
- Meira Kumar
- Devi LalEarly life and independence activism
- Madan Mohan Malaviya
- Sarojini Naidu
- Jawaharlal NehruPolitical apprenticeship
- Vallabhbhai PatelPolitical philosophy and independence efforts
- Lajpat Rai
- P.V. Narasimha Rao
- Manmohan SinghFinance ministership and economic liberalization
- Purushottam Das Tandon
- British rajOrigins of the nationalist movement
- British rajThe early Congress movement
- Western colonialismIndia
- IndiaOrigins of the nationalist movement
- IndiaCongress Party rule under Manmohan Singh
- IndiaPolitical process
- 20th-century international relationsSouth Asia
- United KingdomWithdrawal from the empire
Additional Reading
The history of the Indian National Congress is traced in B.N. Pande (ed.), A Centenary History of the Indian National Congress (1985– ); and A. Moin Zaidi and Shaheda Zaidi (eds.), The Encyclopaedia of Indian National Congress (1976– ). The party’s policy and history are also discussed in Mike Shepperdson and Colin Simmons (eds.), The Indian National Congress and the Political Economy of India, 1885–1985 (1988); Paul R. Brass and Francis Robinson (eds.), The Indian National Congress and Indian Society, 1885–1985: Ideology, Social Structure, and Political Dominance (1987); Jim Masselos (ed.), Struggling and Ruling: The Indian National Congress, 1885–1985 (1987); S.R. Mehrotra, A History of the Indian National Congress (1995– ); and N.R. Ray, Ravinder Kumar, and M.N. Das, Concise History of the Indian National Congress, 1885–1947 (1985).
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
-
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.
Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors
Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: IndiaNetzone - Indian National Congress. | Feb 05, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 18, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 07, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 04, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| Noted 2024 election result. | Nov 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - The Congress Party. | May 06, 2024 | ||
| Added cross reference. | Mar 20, 2024 | ||
| Link added. | Jan 20, 2023 | ||
| Added mention of Mallikarjun Kharge becoming president of the party in 2022. | Oct 19, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: MapsofIndia.com - 28th December 1885: The Indian National Congress was founded. | Aug 13, 2022 | ||
| Added mention of Rahul Gandhi's resignation from party leadership and the return of Sonia Gandhi to party leadership as interim president. | May 12, 2020 | ||
| Added mention of the outcome of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. | May 23, 2019 | ||
| Added mention of Rahul Gandhi's leadership and the state elections in late 2018. | Dec 17, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 03, 2018 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 04, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 04, 2016 | ||
| Article updated to mention that Manmohan Singh had left office. | May 28, 2014 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 21, 2014 | ||
| Article updated to add results of the 2014 legislative elections. | May 16, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Indian Child - Congress Party India. | Mar 14, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Indian National Congress. | Jan 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Indian National Congress. | Sep 16, 2011 | ||
| Article handled to add results of 2009 parliamentary elections. | May 19, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 06, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Indian National Congress. | Nov 30, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 18, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 31, 2004 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: