Indian National Congress
Indian political party
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February 13 2025 | Harshwardhan Vasantrao Sapkal becomes the incumbent President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee from this date. |
2024 | Congress won 8 seats in the Indian general election with the largest 40.10% vote share in Telangana. |
2024 | Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee rebounded to 14 seats, gaining 13 seats from the previous election. |
2024 | In the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the party improved its performance, winning 17 seats with 16.92% of votes. |
September 6 2024 | Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud becomes the president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, succeeding Anumula Revanth Reddy. |
February 21 2024 | Pu Lal Thanzara elected as the Indian National Congress state president for Mizoram, becoming the most recently dated event in this list of state presidents. |
December 2023 | The Indian National Congress (INC) formed the government in Telangana after winning the Telangana Legislative Assembly election, marking a significant political comeback for the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC). |
December 24 2023 | Deepa Dasmunsi becomes the AICC Incharge, replacing Manikrao Thakre and becoming the incumbent |
December 7 2023 | Revanth Reddy became the Chief Minister of Telangana, representing the Congress Party. He assumed office, marking a significant political transition for the state. |
January 4 2023 | Manikrao Thakre assumes the role of AICC Incharge after Manickam Tagore |
July 7 2021 | Anumula Revanth Reddy takes over as the president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, replacing N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. |
February 5 2021 | Nana Patole becomes President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, with a term scheduled to run until 13 February 2025. |
2020 | In the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections, Congress won only 2 seats, leading to N. Uttam Kumar Reddy's resignation as TPCC president. |
September 12 2020 | Manickam Tagore becomes AICC Incharge, succeeding Ramachandra Khuntia |
2019 | In the 17th Lok Sabha elections, the party's vote share declined to 16.41%, winning only 1 seat. |
2019 | Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee further declined to 1 seat, losing 1 seat from the previous election. |
2019 | In the 15th Assembly elections, the party won 44 seats with 15.87% of votes. |
2019 | Balasaheb Thorat becomes President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, serving until 2021. |
2018 | Congress formed the 'Praja Kutami' (People's Alliance) with Telangana Jana Samithi, Telugu Desam Party, and Communist Party of India to challenge TRS. The alliance won only 21 seats, with Congress securing 19 seats. |
August 1 2017 | Ramachandra Khuntia takes over as AICC Incharge, replacing Digvijaya Singh |
2015 | Ashok Chavan becomes President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, serving until 2019. |
March 2 2015 | N. Uttam Kumar Reddy succeeds Ponnala Lakshmaiah as the president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee. |
2014 | Congress suffered a devastating defeat in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, winning 0 seats in Coastal Andhra and Rayalseema, and only 21 out of 119 seats in Telangana. |
2014 | Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee significantly reduced to 2 seats, losing 15 seats from the previous election. |
2014 | The INC contested the state assembly election without a formal alliance with NCP and lost power to the BJP, marking a major shift in the state's political dynamics. |
2014 | In the 14th Assembly elections, the party secured 17.95% of votes and won 42 seats. |
December 2014 | Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) conducted a membership drive, initially targeting 10 lakh registrations but later revising the goal to 17 lakh registrations by the end of December. Membership booklets were distributed with the theme 'I am an Indian, I am a member of the Indian National Congress'. |
September 17 2014 | PCC chief Ponnala Lakshmaiah announced and celebrated Telangana Vileena Dinam (Telangana combined day) at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad, highlighting the creation of Telangana state through Sonia Gandhi's UPA Government's efforts. |
March 11 2014 | Ponnala Lakshmaiah becomes the first president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee after the formation of Telangana state. |
March 11 2014 | Digvijaya Singh begins his term as AICC Incharge for Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee |
November 6 2010 | Prithviraj Chavan takes office as Chief Minister |
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