Pradesh Congress Committee
State wings of the Indian National Congress
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A Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) is the state-level unit of the Indian National Congress. It is responsible for the organization and management of the party's activities in a particular state of India. The PCC is made up of a president and several other office-bearers who are responsible for overseeing the party's activities in the state.
The PCC is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Congress party at the district and block levels, and for organizing campaigns and events to mobilize public support for the party. It also works to build alliances with other political parties and social groups to enhance the party's electoral prospects.
It is elected by card-holding members of the Congress and in turn elects state president and delegates to the All India Congress Committee.[citation needed] Each PCC has a working committee of twenty members, most of whom are appointed by the party president, the leader of the state party, who is chosen by the national president. Those elected as members of the states' legislative assemblies form the Congress Legislature Parties in the various state assemblies[1].
List of Pradesh Congress Committees
This is a list of the official state, territorial and regional committees of the Indian National Congress.
| State/UT | Committee | Seats in Lok Sabha | Seats in Rajya Sabha | Seats in State Legislative Assemblies |
Seats in State Legislative Councils |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | AICC | 100 / 543 (3 Vacant) |
Elected 31 / 233 (1 Vacant)
Nominated0 / 12 |
662 / 4,126 |
59 / 426 |
[2][3] |
| State Committees of the Indian National Congress | ||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra PCC | 0 / 25 |
0 / 11 |
0 / 175 |
Elected 0 / 50 Nominated0 / 8 |
[4][5] |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal PCC | 0 / 2 |
0 / 1 |
1 / 60 |
[6][7] | |
| Assam | Assam PCC | 3 / 14 |
0 / 7 |
19 / 126 |
[8][9] | |
| Bihar | Bihar PCC | 4 / 40 |
1 / 16 |
6 / 243 |
Elected 2 / 63 Nominated
0 / 12 |
[10][11] |
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh PCC | 1 / 11 |
3 / 5 |
35 / 90 |
[12] | |
| Goa | Goa PCC | 1 / 2 |
0 / 1 |
3 / 40 |
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| Gujarat | Gujarat PCC | 1 / 26 |
1 / 11 |
12 / 182 |
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| Haryana | Haryana PCC | 5 / 10 |
1 / 5 |
37 / 90 |
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| Himachal Pradesh | Himachal PCC | 0 / 4 |
1 / 3 |
40 / 68 |
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| Jharkhand | Jharkhand PCC | 2 / 14 |
1 / 6 |
16 / 81 |
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| Karnataka | Karnataka PCC | 9 / 28 |
7 / 12 |
138 / 224 |
Elected 30 / 64 Nominated
7 / 11 |
|
| Kerala | Kerala PCC | 14 / 20 |
1 / 9 |
63 / 140 |
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| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh CC | 0 / 29 |
2 / 11 |
63 / 230 |
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| Maharashtra | Maharashtra PCC | 14 / 48 |
2 / 19 |
16 / 288 |
Elected 5 / 66 Nominated0 / 12 |
|
| Manipur | Manipur PCC | 2 / 2 |
0 / 1 |
5 / 60 |
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| Meghalaya | Meghalaya PCC | 1 / 2 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 60 |
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| Mizoram | Mizoram PCC | 0 / 1 |
0 / 1 |
1 / 40 |
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| Nagaland | Nagaland PCC | 1 / 1 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 60 |
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| Odisha | Odisha PCC | 1 / 21 |
0 / 10 |
11 / 147 |
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| Punjab | Punjab PCC | 7 / 13 |
0 / 7 |
16 / 117 |
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| Rajasthan | Rajasthan PCC | 8 / 25 |
5 / 10 |
67 / 200 |
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| Sikkim | Sikkim PCC | 0 / 1 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 32 |
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| Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu CC | 9 / 39 |
3 / 18 |
5 / 234 |
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| Telangana | Telangana PCC | 8 / 17 |
4 / 7 |
76 / 119 |
Elected 10 / 34 Nominated3 / 6 |
|
| Tripura | Tripura PCC | 0 / 2 |
0 / 1 |
3 / 60 |
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| Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh CC | 6 / 80 |
0 / 31 |
2 / 403 |
Elected 0 / 90 Nominated0 / 10 |
|
| Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand PCC | 0 / 5 |
0 / 3 |
20 / 70 |
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| West Bengal | West Bengal PCC | 1 / 42 |
0 / 16 |
2 / 294 |
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| Territorial Committees of the Indian National Congress | ||||||
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman and Nicobar TCC | 0 / 1 |
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| Chandigarh | Chandigarh TCC | 1 / 1 |
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| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu TCC | 0 / 2 |
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| Delhi | Delhi PCC | 0 / 7 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 70 |
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| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir PCC | 0 / 5 |
0 / 4 |
6 / 90 |
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| Ladakh | Ladakh TCC | 0 / 1 |
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| Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep TCC | 1 / 1 |
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| Puducherry | Puducherry PCC | 1 / 1 |
0 / 1 |
Elected 1 / 30 Nominated
0 / 3 |
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History
The organizational structure of the Indian National Congress underwent a revolutionary change in 1920 at the Nagpur Session. Under Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership, the Congress reorganized itself into 21 linguistic provinces. Prior to independence, the Pradesh Congress Committee was known as the Provincial Congress Committee.
Former PCC
| Province | Committee | Disband year | Headquarters
(Before disband) |
Fate | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajmer-Merwara
(now in Rajasthan, India) |
Ajmer-Merwara Provincial Congress Committee | 1957 | Ajmer | Merged with RPCC after statehood of Rajasthan in 1956 to align with the new state boundaries. | [13] |
| Berar
(now in Maharashtra, India) |
Berar Provincial Congress Committee | 1957 | Akola | Merged with MPCC after merger of Berar province with new state of Maharashtra in 1956 to align with the new state boundaries. | [14] |
| Burma
(now in Myanmar) |
Burma Provincial Congress Committee | 1937 | Rangoon | Separation of Burma from British India in 1937 | [15] |
| North-West Frontier
(now in Pakistan) |
Frontier Provincial Congress Committee | 1948 | Peshawar | Following the 1947 partition, the FPCC headed by Dr. Khan Sahib was dismissed by the Governor-General of Pakistan on August 22, 1947. In 1948, the Government of Pakistan officially banned its backbone organization, the Khudai Khidmatgar, and sealed the Congress offices. Most of its leadership, including Abdul Ghaffar Khan, was imprisoned, rendering the committee defunct in the newly formed state. | [16][17] |
| Sindh
(now in Pakistan) |
Sindh Provincial Congress Committee | 1947 | Swaraj Bhawan, Karachi | Following the partition of India, Sindh went to Pakistan. The SPCC became defunct, leaders like Jairamdas Daulatram and Choithram Gidwani relocated to India, where they integrated into the All India Congress Committee (AICC). | [14][18] |
International units
| Committee | Establishment | Disband year | Disband reasons | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Committee | 1889 | 1920 | Abolished after Nagur Session. | [19] |
| Burma Committee | 1937 | 1948 | Independence of Burma. | [15] |
| London Branch | 1928 | 1929 | Ideological clashes with the AICC and branch. | [20] |