The first Session of the Indian National Congress was
shifted from Poona to Bombay almost at the eleventh hour because
1 The leader of the Bombay Presidency Association were
against holding the first meeting of the Congress at Poona
2 The Bombay Governor agreed to A.O.Hume?s proposal to act
as First President o;f the Congress
3 Bombay as the capital of the Presidency would help the
conference attract more attention if it was held there
4 An outbreak of cholera in Poona forced the organizers of
the First Session of the Congress to shift its venue from
Poona to Bombay
Answer / guest
(4) An outbreak of cholera in Poona forced the organizers of
the First Session of the Congress to shift its venue from
Poona to Bombay
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