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Who presided over the 1938 Haripura session of the Indian National Congress?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. J.B. Kripalani
  4. Maulana Azad

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Subhash Chandra Bose

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Subhash Chandra Bose šŸ“š Explanation: Subhash Chandra Bose was unanimously elected as the President for the Haripura session, where he advocated for industrialization and a planned economy. During this session, the National Planning Committee was set up under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru. However, ideological rifts between Bose and the right-wing leadership began to surface shortly after this session.