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how many states in india are under congress
In the intervening years, the party was successful at various legislative assembly elections; at one point, Congress ruled 15 states.
when did the indian congress first form
The Indian National Congress conducted its first session in Bombay from 28–31 December 1885 at the initiative of retired Civil Service officer Allan Octavian Hume.

Question: was ghandi a part of the group
Self-contained rewrite: was ghandi a part of the indian congress