People / group

Hyderabad State Congress

1938 · 20th century

The Hyderabad State Congress was a political party founded in 1938 to campaign for responsible government in Hyderabad State. Banned by the Nizam's government, it led satyagraha campaigns, and under Swami Ramananda Tirtha it pressed in 1947–1948 for accession to India. It merged into the Indian National Congress after the state's integration.

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