Subhash Chandra Bose became the President of the Congress Party in _____.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 1938.

Key Points

Subhash Chandra Bose became the President of the Congress Party in 1938.
In 1919, Bose headed to London to give the Indian Civil Services (ICS) examination and he was selected. Bose, however, resigned from Civil Services as he believed he could not side with the British.
In 1923, Bose was elected the President of the All India Youth Congress and also the Secretary of Bengal State Congress.
He was succeeded by Rajendra Prasad in 1939 as the President of the Indian National Congress.

Additional Information

Some important sessions and their President of Indian National Congress:

Session	Place	President
1917	Kolkata	Annie Basant (First woman President of Indian National Congress)
1925	Kanpur	Sarojini Naidu
1924	Belgaum	Mahatma Gandhi
1906	Calcutta	Dada Bhai Naroji
1907	Surat	Rash Behari Ghose