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'''Indian National Conference''' refers to a series of conference sessions generally considered to be the predecessor of [[Indian National Congress]]. [[Surendranath Banerjee]] and [[Anandamohan Bose]] were its main organisers. Two sessions of the conference were held in 1883 and 1885, and these sessions drew representatives from all major towns.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xV84AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA261&dq=national+conference+1883&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ6Z3ajrDZAhUIuo8KHR-nBkEQ6AEIMTAB#v=onepage&q=national%20conference%201883&f=false|title=The Emergence of Indian Nationalism: Competition and Collaboration in the Later Nineteenth Century|last=Seal|first=Anil|date=1971-09-02|publisher=CUP Archive|isbn=9780521096522|language=en}}</ref><br />
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The first Indian National Conference session was held in Kolkata at Albert Hall from 28 to 30 December 1883.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hssXP1hBYscC&pg=PA54&dq=national+conference+1883&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ6Z3ajrDZAhUIuo8KHR-nBkEQ6AEINzAC#v=onepage&q=national%20conference%201883&f=false|title=History of the Freedom Movement in India (1857-1947)|last=Sen|first=S. N.|date=1997|publisher=New Age International|isbn=9788122410495|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TI8GQioaoL4C&pg=PT256&dq=national+conference+1883&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ6Z3ajrDZAhUIuo8KHR-nBkEQ6AEIQzAE#v=onepage&q=national%20conference%201883&f=false|title=Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib|last=Sengupta|first=Nitish|date=2011-07-19|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9788184755305|language=en}}</ref> It was prompted by Introduction of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill (1883-1884) or [[Ilbert Bill]]. Anandamohan Bose depicted this conference as the first stage towards the formation of a National Indian Parliament. The Conference demanded introduction of representative assemblies for the advancement of the people of India.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-02-27|title=A divided electorate throws up a polarised mandate: Pranab Mukherjee|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/resources/a-divided-electorate-throws-up-a-polarised-mandate-pranab-mukherjee/article22869084.ece|access-date=2020-08-01|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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The second Indian National Conference was also held in Kolkata from 25 to 27 December 1885. Along with the [[Indian National Association|Indian Association]], the [[National Mohammadan Association]] and the [[British Indian Association]] were also conveners of this meeting. On its last day, the second National Conference sent a message of goodwill to the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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As both of them have similarity with each other, the National Conference merged with the Indian National Congress in December 1886.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xV84AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA261&dq=national+conference+1883&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ6Z3ajrDZAhUIuo8KHR-nBkEQ6AEIMTAB#v=onepage&q=national%20conference%201885&f=false|title=The Emergence of Indian Nationalism: Competition and Collaboration in the Later Nineteenth Century|last=Seal|first=Anil|date=1971-09-02|publisher=CUP Archive|isbn=9780521096522|language=en}}</ref><br />
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