A Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) is the state-level unit of the Indian National Congress. It is responsible for the organization and management of the party's activities in a particular state of India. The PCC is made up of a president and several other office-bearers who are responsible for overseeing the party's activities in the state.
The PCC is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Congress party at the district and block levels, and for organizing campaigns and events to mobilize public support for the party. It also works to build alliances with other political parties and social groups to enhance the party's electoral prospects.
It is elected by card-holding members of the Congress and in turn elects state president and delegates to the All India Congress Committee. Each PCC has a working committee of twenty members, most of whom are appointed by the party president, the leader of the state party, who is chosen by the national president. Those elected as members of the states' legislative assemblies form the Congress Legislature Parties in the various state assemblies.
List of Pradesh Congress Committees
This is a list of the official state, territorial and regional committees of the Indian National Congress.
State/UTCommitteeSeats in Seats in Seats in Seats in References (3 Vacant) Elected(1 Vacant) Nominated State Committees of the Indian National Congress Andhra Pradesh Andhra PCC ElectedNominated Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal PCC Assam Assam PCC Bihar Bihar PCC ElectedNominated Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh PCC Goa Goa PCC Gujarat Gujarat PCC Haryana Haryana PCC Himachal Pradesh Himachal PCCJharkhand Jharkhand PCCKarnataka Karnataka PCC ElectedNominatedKeralaKerala PCCMadhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh CCMaharashtraMaharashtra PCCElectedNominatedManipurManipur PCCMeghalayaMeghalaya PCCMizoramMizoram PCCNagalandNagaland PCCOdishaOdisha PCCPunjabPunjab PCCRajasthan Rajasthan PCC Sikkim Sikkim PCCTamil Nadu Tamil Nadu CCTelangana Telangana PCCElectedNominatedTripura Tripura PCC Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh CC ElectedNominated Uttarakhand Uttarakhand PCC West Bengal West Bengal PCC Territorial Committees of the Indian National Congress Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman and Nicobar TCCChandigarhChandigarh TCCDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu TCCDelhiDelhi PCC Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir PCC LadakhLadakh TCCLakshadweepLakshadweep TCCPuducherryPuducherry PCCElectedNominated
History The organizational structure of the Indian National Congress underwent a revolutionary change in 1920 at the Nagpur Session. Under Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership, the Congress reorganized itself into 21 linguistic provinces. Prior to independence, the Pradesh Congress Committee was known as the Provincial Congress Committee. Former PCC ProvinceCommitteeDisband yearHeadquarters (Before disband)FateReferences Ajmer-Merwara (now in Rajasthan, India)Ajmer-Merwara Provincial Congress Committee 1957AjmerMerged with RPCC after statehood of Rajasthan in 1956 to align with the new state boundaries.Berar (now in Maharashtra, India)Berar Provincial Congress Committee 1957AkolaMerged with MPCC after merger of Berar province with new state of Maharashtra in 1956 to align with the new state boundaries. Burma (now in Myanmar) Burma Provincial Congress Committee1937RangoonSeparation of Burma from British India in 1937 North-West Frontier (now in Pakistan) Frontier Provincial Congress Committee 1948PeshawarFollowing the 1947 partition, the FPCC headed by Dr. Khan Sahib was dismissed by the Governor-General of Pakistan on August 22, 1947. In 1948, the Government of Pakistan officially banned its backbone organization, the Khudai Khidmatgar, and sealed the Congress offices. Most of its leadership, including Abdul Ghaffar Khan, was imprisoned, rendering the committee defunct in the newly formed state. Sindh (now in Pakistan) Sindh Provincial Congress Committee 1947Swaraj Bhawan, KarachiFollowing the partition of India, Sindh went to Pakistan. The SPCC became defunct, leaders like Jairamdas Daulatram and Choithram Gidwani relocated to India, where they integrated into the All India Congress Committee (AICC). International units Committee Establishment Disband yearDisband reasonsRefBritish Committee18891920Abolished after Nagur Session. Burma Committee 19371948Independence of Burma. London Branch19281929Ideological clashes with the AICC and branch.
See also All India Congress Committee Congress Core Committee Congress Working Committee List of state presidents of the Indian National Congress State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party
References
External links PCC website