Early Congress and British

When Congress was formed, the Secretary of State for India was Earl of Kimberley, who served in this capacity from December 1882 to 9 June 1885. But, when the Congress met for the first time on 28 December 1885, the Secretary of State for India was Lord Randolph Churchill, whose tenure was from 24 June 1885 to 28 January 1886, just 6 months. After that, Earl of Kimberley again became Secretary of State for India and served in this capacity from 6 February 1886 to 20 July 1886.

  • The demands of the Congress were ridiculed in the British Media. But ....
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