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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.
was ghandi a part of the indian congress
With the help of the moderate group led by Ghokhale, Gandhi became president of Congress. After the First World War, the party became associated with Gandhi.

Question: what was the group like post independene
Self-contained rewrite: what was india's national congress like post independene