Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee | |
|---|---|
| President | Amit Chavda |
| Headquarters | Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Ahmedabad-380006, Gujarat |
| Youth wing | Gujarat Youth Congress |
| Women's wing | Gujarat Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee |
| Ideology | |
| Alliance | United Progressive Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 26 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 4 / 11 |
| Seats in Gujarat Legislative Assembly | 65 / 182 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| INC Gujarat Website | |
The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Gujarat.
Amit Chavda is the president of GPCC and the working presidents are Hardik Patel, Dr. Tushar Chaudhary and Dr. Karsandas Soneri.[1]
History
It was formed in 1920 and its first and longest running 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.[2]
Office
Gujarat Pradesh Congress started functioning at Khamasa, Ahmedabad under leadership of Kantilal Ghiya, the first president.
In 1971, it was shifted to Shahpur and then to Hawawala Blocks on Ashram Road, Ahmedabad.
During 1977, it was again shifted to Khanpur, which till recently was Ahmedabad City Congress Committee (INC DCC Office). Subsequently to Vikram Chambers on Ashram Road.
Finally the place where Rajiv Bhawan stands at present was handed over to Congress by Hitendrabhai Desai. INC Gujarat is run from this premises, which was inaugurated on 28 December 2006 by Ahmedbhai Patel, Rajya Sabha MP.
See also
- Indian National Congress
- Congress Working Committee
- All India Congress Committee
- Pradesh Congress Committee
References
- ^ https://www.inc.in/en/pcc-presidents
- ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (10 October 2017). "The Congress in Gujarat (1917–1969): Conservative Face of a Progressive Party". Studies in Indian Politics. 5 (2): 248–261. doi:10.1177/2321023017727982.