Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee
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The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee is the unit of the Indian National Congress
for the state of Gujarat. It was formed in 1920 and its first president was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
. The GPCC would organize Indian nationalist campaigns during the Indian freedom struggle, and after independence in 1947, it became responsible for supplying candidates of the Congress in local and state election campaigns.
In November 2007, the Congress released a list of its party contestants for the first phase of two-phased elections in Gujarat.
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
for the state of Gujarat. It was formed in 1920 and its first president was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of India...
. The GPCC would organize Indian nationalist campaigns during the Indian freedom struggle, and after independence in 1947, it became responsible for supplying candidates of the Congress in local and state election campaigns.
In November 2007, the Congress released a list of its party contestants for the first phase of two-phased elections in Gujarat.