Dufferin called INC as ‘microscopic minority’.
Indian National Congress (INC):
The Indian National Union was formed in 1885 AD by A.O. Hume.
He called for a conference in Pune in December 1885 AD.
The conference venue was shifted to Bombay.
The leaders decided to rename the Indian National Union as the Indian National Congress.
The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay under the presidentship of W.C. Bannerjee.
It was attended by 72 delegates from all over India.
Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy of India during the foundation of INC.
The first two decades of INC are described in history as those of moderate demands and a sense of confidence in British justice and generosity. Indian Council Act in 1892 AD allowed some members to be indirectly elected by Indians.