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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed July 7, 2026

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- The First Indian National Congress session convened in Bombay from 28 to 31 December 1885 with 72 delegates, formally inaugurating organised all-India nationalism.
- Who presided over the First Session of the Indian National Congress and where was it held?
- Why was the First INC Session held in Bombay rather than Poona?
- What is the 'safety valve' theory associated with the founding of the Congress?
- What did the resolutions of the 1885 session demand?

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