<P> The Indian National Congress ( pronunciation ( help info ) ) ( INC , often called Congress ) is a broadly based political party in India . Founded in 1885 , it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa . From the late 19th century , and especially after 1920 , under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi , Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement , with over 15 million members and over 70 million participants . Congress led India to independence from Great Britain , and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire . </P>
who became a leader of the indian national congress
Mahatma Gandhi