CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A total of 61 people have served as the president of the INC since its formation. Sonia Gandhi is the longest-serving president of the party, having held office for over twenty years from 1998 to 2017 and again from 2019 till 2022. Mallikarjun Kharge is the current serving President.

Detailed explanation-2: -Retired British Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer Allan Octavian Hume founded the Indian National Congress in order to form a platform for civil and political dialogue among educated Indians.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mallikarjun Kharge won the election amassing 7, 897 votes compared to 1, 072 of Shashi Tharoor. The election was triggered by resignation of Rahul Gandhi as party leader on 10 August 2019. However, the party’s presidium, the All India Congress Committee, elected former president Sonia Gandhi as interim president.

Detailed explanation-4: -Azad committed himself to Gandhi’s ideals, including promoting Swadeshi (indigenous) products and the cause of Swaraj (Self-rule) for India. In 1923, at an age of 35, he became the youngest person to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress.