George Yule was the first European/Englishman to preside over the Congress at the Allahabad session in 1888.

Lord Dufferin (1884–1888) was the Viceroy of India when the INC was founded. He later famously referred to the Congress as representing a 'microscopic minority'.

Rash Behari Ghosh was the President of the chaotic Surat session of 1907. The Extremists wanted Lala Lajpat Rai, but the Moderates secured Ghosh's election.

The Congress split into two factions—Moderates and Extremists—at the Surat session in 1907, primarily over the method of agitation and the presidency.

Sarojini Naidu became the first *Indian* woman to preside over the Congress at the Kanpur session in 1925.

Annie Besant was elected as the President of the INC at the Calcutta session in 1917, becoming the first woman to hold the post.

Badruddin Tyabji became the first Muslim President of the INC at the Madras session in 1887.

The first session was originally scheduled for Poona but was shifted to Bombay (Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College) due to a cholera outbreak in Poona.

Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was elected as the first President of the INC at its inaugural session held in Bombay in 1885.

Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, was the principal founder of the Indian National Congress. He organized the first session in Bombay to create a platform for civic and political dialogue.