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{{short description|Youth wing of the Indian National Congress}}
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{{Infobox political youth organization
{{Infobox political youth organization
| colorcode          = DeepSkyBlue
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| name       ='''Indian Youth Congress (IYC)'''
| name               = Indian Youth Congress (IYC)
| native_name       = भारतीय युवा कांग्रेस
| native_name         =  
| logo                = [[File:Indian Youth Congress Logo.jpg|200px]]
| logo                = [[File:Indian Youth Congress Logo.jpg|200px]]
| logo2              =  
| caption            = Logo of the IYC
| president          = [[Srinivas BV]]
| logo2              =
  | vice president     =  
| president          = [[Uday Bhanu Chib]]
| co-chairperson     =  
| chairperson        =
| vice-chairperson    =
| vice_chairperson    =
| general secretary  = [[Rahul Gandhi]]
| treasurer          =
| regionalvice-chair =
| fielddirector      =
| founded            = {{start date and years ago|9 August 1960|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| membership          = 50 million
| merger_of          =
| split_from          =
| preceded_by        =
| dissolved          =
| merged_into        =
| headquarters        = 5, Raisina Hill, [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India
| international      = [[Progressive Alliance]],<br/>[[Socialist International]]
| regional1_type      =
| regional1_name      =
| regional2_type     =  
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| website            = {{URL|https://iyc.in/}}
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The '''Indian Youth Congress''' is the youth wing of the [[Indian National Congress]] party. The Indian Youth Congress was a department of the Indian National Congress from the period just after the [[Partition of India]] in 1947 until the late 1960s. Then prime minister [[Indira Gandhi]] gave the Youth Congress a new dimension by establishing it as a frontal organisation of the Congress, with the objective of doing [[social work]]. [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]] was the first elected president of the Indian Youth Congress who later became Minister of Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs in the [[Indian Cabinet Ministers|Indian cabinet]]; [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]] was the President from 1969 to 1971. [[Jitin Prasada]] was also the president of the Indian Youth Congress.


| treasurer          =
During the 1970s, under the leadership of [[Sanjay Gandhi]], the Youth Congress undertook activities such as tree plantation, [[family planning]], and fought against domestic violence and [[dowry death]]s. After the death of Sanjay Gandhi, [[Rajiv Gandhi]] took over in charge of the Youth Congress. After he became prime minister in 1984, Rajiv Gandhi reduced the voting age to 18. [[Rahul Gandhi]] was appointed a general secretary of the [[All India Congress Committee]] on 24 September 2007 and was given charge of the Indian Youth Congress<ref name="Youth Congress ways">{{cite web|title=Reform School: Can the Youth Congress expunge the sins of its fathers before it inherits their wicked ways?|url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/PrintThisStory.aspx?StoryId=1017|publisher=[[The Caravan]]|access-date=9 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018153216/http://caravanmagazine.in/PrintThisStory.aspx?StoryId=1017|archive-date=18 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> along with the [[National Students Union of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/25/stories/2007092550240100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015065913/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/25/stories/2007092550240100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2007| title=Rahul Gandhi gets Youth Congress Charge|date=25 September 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=25 September 2007}}</ref>
| regionalvice-chair  =
| secretary          =
| fielddirector      =
| founded            = {{start date and years ago|1960|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| membership          =45.05 Million
| merger of           =
| split from          =
| preceded by        =
| dissolved          =
| merged into        =
| headquarters        = [[New Delhi]]  
| mother party        = [[Indian National Congress|INC ]]
| international      = [[Progressive Alliance]],<br/>[[Socialist International]]
| regional1_type      =
| regional1_name      =
| regional2_type      =
| regional2_name      =
| website            = {{url|https://iyc.in/}}
}}
The '''Indian Youth Congress''' is the youth wing of the [[Indian National Congress]] party. The Indian Youth Congress was a department of the Indian National Congress from the period just after the [[Partition of India]] in 1947 until the late 1960s. While prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]] gave the Youth Congress a new dimension by establishing it as a frontal organisation of the Congress Party, with the objective of doing [[social work]] and arguing against right-wing parties. [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]] was the first elected president of the Indian Youth Congress; he later became Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary affairs in the [[Indian Cabinet Ministers|Indian cabinet]]. [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]] was the first President. [[Jitin Prasada]] was also the president of the Indian youth congress.


During the 1970s, under the leadership of [[Sanjay Gandhi]], the Youth Congress undertook activities such as tree plantation, [[family planning]], and fought against domestic violence and [[dowry death]]s. After the death of Sanjay Gandhi, [[Rajiv Gandhi]] took over in charge of the Youth Congress. After he became prime minister in 1984, Rajiv Gandhi reduced the voting age to 18. [[Rahul Gandhi]] was appointed a general secretary of the [[All India Congress Committee]] on 24 September 2007 and was given charge of the Indian Youth Congress<ref name="Youth Congress ways">{{cite web|title=Reform School: Can the Youth Congress expunge the sins of its fathers before it inherits their wicked ways?|url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/PrintThisStory.aspx?StoryId=1017|publisher=[[The Caravan]]|access-date=9 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018153216/http://caravanmagazine.in/PrintThisStory.aspx?StoryId=1017|archive-date=18 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> along with the [[National Students Union of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/25/stories/2007092550240100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015065913/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/25/stories/2007092550240100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2007| title=Rahul Gandhi gets Youth Congress Charge|date=25 September 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=25 September 2007}}</ref>
The Indian Youth Congress has its headquarters in New Delhi and is headed by Uday Bhanu Chib. There are 39 office bearers at the national level, followed by the state, Lok Sabha, Assembly and Booth level. In all, 174,000 committees have been formed at the Booth level.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://iyc.in/sns/pg/news/admin/read/7181818/membership-summary-total-office-bearers-total-booth-committee|title=Booth committees in IYC|date=2013-11-28|publisher=www.iyc.in|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131128093501/http://iyc.in/sns/pg/news/admin/read/7181818/membership-summary-total-office-bearers-total-booth-committee|archive-date=28 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


The Indian Youth Congress has its headquarters in New Delhi and is headed by [[Srinivas BV]]. There are 39 office bearers at the national level, followed by the state, Loksabha, Assembly and Booth level. In all, 174,000 committees have been formed at the Booth level.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://iyc.in/sns/pg/news/admin/read/7181818/membership-summary-total-office-bearers-total-booth-committee|title=Booth committees in IYC|date=2013-11-28|publisher=www.iyc.in|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131128093501/http://iyc.in/sns/pg/news/admin/read/7181818/membership-summary-total-office-bearers-total-booth-committee|archive-date=28 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==History==
In the early 1970s, the Youth Congress was mostly the work of [[Saiyid Nurul Hasan]], who served as the [[Minister of Education (India)|education minister]] from 1972 to 1977. The organisation's most effective unit was the West Bengal Youth Congress, where its first elected president, [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]], who transformed the unit into a full-time cadre, made it a body not to be ignored.<ref name=era>Jaffrelot, Christophe, and Pratinav Anil, 'An Era of Sultans: sanjay's emergency', India's First Dictatorship (2021; online edn, Oxford Academic, 17 June 2021), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197577820.003.0005 , accessed 11 Mar. 2024.</ref>
 
During [[The Emergency (India)|the Emergency]], the organisation became an important body in the use of [[Sanjay Gandhi]]. The banning of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] helped with adding members from the banned organisation.<ref name=era/>


==Role in India==
==Role in India==
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===Protest against violent attacks===
===Protest against violent attacks===
In 2011, 2,500 Youth Congress activists rallied and protested in [[Calcutta]] against the violent attacks on its supporters by the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] party.<ref name="Youth Calcutta">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress protest rally chokes south Calcutta|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111119/jsp/calcutta/story_14770227.jsp|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]|access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="Calcutta protest">{{cite web|title=Congress holds silent rally in Kolkata against Trinamool|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/congress-holds-silent-rally-in-kolkata-against-trinamool-151142|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref>
In 2011, 2,500 Youth Congress activists rallied and protested in [[Calcutta]] against the violent attacks on its supporters by the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] party.<ref name="Youth Calcutta">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress protest rally chokes south Calcutta|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111119/jsp/calcutta/story_14770227.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203145909/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111119/jsp/calcutta/story_14770227.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]|access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="Calcutta protest">{{cite web|title=Congress holds silent rally in Kolkata against Trinamool|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/congress-holds-silent-rally-in-kolkata-against-trinamool-151142|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref>


===Tripura civil disobedience movement===
===Tripura civil disobedience movement===
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===Madhya Pradesh memorandum===
===Madhya Pradesh memorandum===
Kunal Choudhary Is the President of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhaskar.com/news/MP-BPL-kunal-chowdhry-became-a-state-youth-congress-in-sehore-4359383-NOR.html|title=सीहोर के कुणाल चौधरी युवा कांग्रेस प्रदेशाध्यक्ष बने|date=28 August 2013}}</ref> In 2012, Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress president submitted a memorandum to the [[List of Governors of Madhya Pradesh|Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] demanding dismissal of the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|State Government]] run by [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) for not able to protect teenager girls and murders.<ref name="Youth Government dismiss">{{cite web|title=Youth Cong demands ouster of State Government|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/44887-youth-cong-demands-ouster-of-govt.html|publisher=[[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)]]|access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref>
[[Kunal Choudhary]] is the President of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/MP-BPL-kunal-chowdhry-became-a-state-youth-congress-in-sehore-4359383-NOR.html|title=सीहोर के कुणाल चौधरी युवा कांग्रेस प्रदेशाध्यक्ष बने|date=28 August 2013}}</ref> In 2012, Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress president submitted a memorandum to the [[List of Governors of Madhya Pradesh|Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] demanding dismissal of the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|State Government]] run by [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) for not able to protect teenager girls and murders.<ref name="Youth Government dismiss">{{cite web|title=Youth Cong demands ouster of State Government|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/44887-youth-cong-demands-ouster-of-govt.html|publisher=[[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)]]|access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref>


===Karnataka drought failure===
===Karnataka drought failure===
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===Kisaan Satyagrah against Land Acquisition Ordinance===
===Kisaan Satyagrah against Land Acquisition Ordinance===
In January 2015, Indian National Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi directed nationwide protest against Land Acquisition Ordinance brought in by Indian Central government.<ref name="iejan15">[http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/rahul-asks-youth-congress-to-launch-kisan-satyagraha-meet-each-mp-mla/ Rahul asks Youth Congress to launch ‘Kisan Satyagraha’; meet each MP, MLA], 16 January 2015.</ref> The protest took place in various part of country.<ref name="yt">{{cite web|title=Youth congress protest at CM house in Haryana| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x2ixEpougk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/1x2ixEpougk |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=22 February 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="thfeb15">{{cite news|title=Youth congress protest at Deputy Commissioner's office in Shivamogga Karnataka|website=[[The Hindu]] |date=20 January 2015 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/youth-congress-protests-against-land-acquisition-ordinance/article6807431.ece|access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref> On 18 February, Indian Youth Congress protested against [[Vyapam Scam]] and Land Acquisition Ordinance near Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha where they were charged with water canon in which several youth congress volunteers were hurt and arrested along with Indian Youth Congress National President [[Amrinder Singh Raja Warring]].<ref name="yt1">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress workers protest at MP Vidhansabha| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVRmwDiXY5A |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/nVRmwDiXY5A |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=22 February 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


In January 2015, Indian National Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi directed nationwide protest against Land Acquisition Ordinance brought in by Indian Central government.<ref name="iejan15">[http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/rahul-asks-youth-congress-to-launch-kisan-satyagraha-meet-each-mp-mla/ Rahul asks Youth Congress to launch ‘Kisan Satyagraha’; meet each MP, MLA], 16 January 2015.</ref> The protest took place in various part of country.<ref name="yt">{{cite web|title=Youth congress protest at CM house in Haryana|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x2ixEpougk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/1x2ixEpougk |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=22 February 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="thfeb15">{{cite web|title=Youth congress protest at Deputy Commissioner's office in Shivamogga Karnataka|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/youth-congress-protests-against-land-acquisition-ordinance/article6807431.ece|access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref> On 18 February, Indian Youth Congress protested against [[Vyapam Scam]] and Land Acquisition Ordinance near Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha where they were charged with water canon in which several youth congress volunteers were hurt and arrested along with Indian Youth Congress National President [[Amrinder Singh Raja Warring]].<ref name="yt1">{{cite web|title=Youth Congress workers protest at MP Vidhansabha|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVRmwDiXY5A |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/nVRmwDiXY5A |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=22 February 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
===Protests at AI summit===


===Kerala Youth Congress Members Who Publicly Slaughtered A Calf===
On 20 February, some members of the [[Indian Youth Congress]] (IYC) carried out protests inside the venue of [[India AI Impact Summit 2026]] with slogans such as “PM is compromised” and the  criticism of the recent trade deal between India and the US. 4 of these members were sent to police custody by the court on 22 February.<ref name="p265">{{cite web | last=Jha | first=Prashant | title=Youth Congress protest at AI Summit imperilled India's diplomatic image: Delhi court sends 4 to police custody | website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news | date=2026-02-22 | url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/youth-congress-protest-at-ai-summit-imperilled-indias-diplomatic-image-delhi-court-sends-4-to-police-custody | access-date=2026-02-22}}</ref> While [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] condemned these protests, with its spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla saying, ""From being anti-BJP, you have gone to being anti-national? If you have a problem with the BJP, then protest at the BJP office, Jantar Mantar, or outside the PM's office. But the people of the country and their alliance partners condemn them for their attempt to defame India in front of the entire world at the AI Summit."<ref name="w233">{{cite web | title='Congress is anti-national...': BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla on IYC protest at AI summit | website=Lokmat Times | date=2026-02-21 | url=https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/congress-is-anti-national-bjps-shehzad-poonawalla-on-iyc-protest-at-ai-summit/ | access-date=2026-02-22}}</ref> Congress leader [[Harish Rawat]] defended the protests, saying "it’s also a fact that AI might become a tool in the hands of a few individuals… It’s the opposition’s job to warn against that… It’s not the first time such international events have been opposed. I know how the BJP protested during the Commonwealth Games… To say that such opposition has happened for the first time is not correct. The BJP has been doing this while in the opposition."<ref name="k541">{{cite web | last=Inputs) | first=TNM (With ANI | title=Congress Leader Defends Youth Congress Protest at AI Summit | website=The News Mill | date=2026-02-21 | url=https://thenewsmill.com/2026/02/congress-leader-defends-indian-youth-congress-protest-at-india-ai-impact-summit/ | access-date=2026-02-22}}</ref>
Days after <ref>https://www.scoopwhoop.com/8-kerala-youth-congress-members-who-publicly-slaughtered-a-calf-as-a-protest-arrested/ Youth Congress members</ref> in Kerala publicly slaughtered a calf to protest against beef ban, Kerala Police on Thursday arrested eight people who were involved in the incident.
 
These protestors were granted bail by the Delhi high court on 2 March.<ref name="q635">{{cite web | last=Thapliyal | first=Nupur | title=AI Summit Protest: Delhi Court Grants Bail To 9 Indian Youth Congress Workers; Says Protest Was 'Political Critique' | website=Live Law | date=2026-03-02 | url=https://www.livelaw.in/amp/news-updates/ai-summit-protest-political-critique-9-accused-get-bail-525132 | access-date=2026-03-02}}</ref>


==List of previous presidents==
==List of previous presidents==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
!S.no
! colspan="2" | Name
! President
! Portrait
! colspan=2|Term
! Place
! Place
|-
|-
| 1969–1971
!1
| Brij Mohan Jain<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-04-11 |title=Youth Congress emerges as a motivating political force in national events |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19760915-youth-congress-emerges-as-a-motivating-political-force-in-national-events-819329-2015-04-11 |access-date=2025-07-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|
|1962
| -
|
|-
!2
|  Puran Singh Azad<ref name=":0" />
|
|
| -
| -
|
|-
!3
|  [[N. D. Tiwari]]
|  [[N. D. Tiwari]]
|[[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|100px]]
|1969
|1971
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| [[Uttarakhand]]
|-
|-
| 1971–1975
!4
| [[File:Sanjay Gandhi cropped.jpg|75px]]
| [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]]
| [[Sanjay Gandhi]]
| [[File:Priyaranjan Dasmunsi addressing at the inauguration of a workshop on Gender Equality in Indian Media being organized by the Ministry of women and child Development on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day.jpg|100px]]
| New Delhi
|1971
|1975
| [[West Bengal]]  
|-
|-
| 1975–1977
!5
| [[Ambika Soni]]
|[[File:Ambika Soni.jpg|75px]]
|[[File:Ambika Soni.jpg|75px]]
| [[Ambika Soni]]
|1975
|1977
| [[Lahore]], [[British India]]  
| [[Lahore]], [[British India]]  
|-
|-
| 1978–1980
!6
| [[Ramchandra Rath]]
|
|
| [[Ramachandra Rath]]
|1978
|1980
| [[Odisha]]
| [[Odisha]]
|-
|-
| 1980–1982
!7
| [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG|75px]]
| [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG|75px]]
| [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
|1980
|1982
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
|-
| 1982–1985
!8
|
| [[Tariq Anwar (politician)|Tariq Anwar]]
| [[Tariq Anwar (politician)|Tariq Anwar]]
|[[File:Tariq Anwar assuming office as Minister of State for Agriculture in 2012 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|1982
|1985
| [[Bihar]]
| [[Bihar]]
|-
|-
| 1985–1987
!9
|[[File:Anand Sharma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg|75px]]
| [[Anand Sharma]]
| [[Anand Sharma]]
|[[File:Anand Sharma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg|100px]]
|1985
|1987
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
|-
| 1987–1988
!10
|
| [[Gurudas Kamat]]
| [[Gurudas Kamat]]
| [[File:Gurudas Kamat.jpg|100px]]
|1987
|1988
| [[Karnataka]]
| [[Karnataka]]
|-
|-
| 1988–1990
!11
|
| [[Mukul Wasnik]]
| [[Mukul Wasnik]]
|[[File:Mukul_Wasnik_in_January_2010.jpg|100px]]
|1988
|1990
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
|-
|-
| 1990–1993
!12
|[[File:Ramesh chennithala.JPG|75px]]
| [[Ramesh Chennithala]]
| [[Ramesh Chennithala]]
|[[File:Ramesh chennithala.JPG|100px]]
|1990
|1993
| [[Kerala]]
| [[Kerala]]
|-
|-
| 1993–1996
!13
|
| [[Maninderjeet Singh Bitta]]
| [[Maninderjeet Singh Bitta]]
|[[File:Maninderjeet Singh Bitta (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|1993
|1996
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
|-
| 1996–1998
!14
|
| [[Jitin Prasada]]
| Jitin prasada
|[[File:The Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri Jitin Prasada addressing at the International Literacy Day celebrations, in New Delhi on September 08, 2013.jpg|100px]]
|
|1996
|1998
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|-
| 1998–2000
!15
| [[File:Manish Tewari 2014.jpg|75px]]
| [[Manish Tewari]]
| [[Manish Tewari]]
| [[Punjab, India |Punjab]]
| [[File:Manish Tewari 2014.jpg|100px]]
|1998
|2000
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
|-
| March 2000 – February 2005
!16
| [[File:Randeep Surjewala.jpg|75px]]
| [[Randeep Surjewala]]
| [[Randeep Surjewala]]
| [[File:Randeep Surjewala.jpg|100px]]
| March 2000
| February 2005
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-
|-
| February 2005 – February 2010
!17
| [[Ashok Tanwar]]
|
|
| [[Ashok Tanwar]]
| February 2005
| February 2010
| [[Haryana]]
| [[Haryana]]
|-
|-
| February 2010 – December 2014
!18
|
| [[Rajeev Satav]]  
| [[Rajeev Satav]]  
|
| February 2010
| December 2014
| [[Maharashtra]]  
| [[Maharashtra]]  
|-
|-
| December 2014 – May 2018
!19
| [[File:IYC President.JPG|75px]]
| [[Amrinder Singh Raja Warring]]
| [[Amrinder Singh Raja Warring]]
| Punjab
| [[File:IYC President.JPG|100px]]
| December 2014
| May 2018
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
|-
| May 2018 - July 2019
!20
| Keshav Chand Yadav
|
|
| [[Keshav Chand Yadav]]
| May 2018
| July 2019
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]  
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]  
|-
|-
|August 2019 – present
!21
| [[Srinivas BV]]
| [[File:Sriniavas BV adressing a meeting.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Sriniavas BV adressing a meeting.jpg|75px]]
| [[Srinivas BV]]
| August 2019
|22 September 2024
| [[Karnataka]]
| [[Karnataka]]
|-
!22
|[[Uday Bhanu Chib]]
|[[File:Uday Bhanu Chib.jpg|100px]]
|22 September 2024
|'''Incumbent'''
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
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==List of Current State Presidents==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!S.no
!State
!President
|-
!1
|[[Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee|Andhra Pradesh]]
|Ramarao Lakkaraju
|-
!2
|[[Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee|Arunachal Pradesh]]
|Tarh Johnny
|-
!3
|[[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee|Assam]]
|[[Zubair Anam]]
|-
!4
|[[Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee|Bihar]]
|सम्राट रिक्कू
|-
!5
|[[Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee|Chhattisgarh]]
|Akash Sharma
|-
!6
|[[Goa Pradesh Congress Committee|Goa]]
|Joel Andred
|-
!7
|[[Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee|Gujarat]]
|Shri Pravinsinh Vanol
|-
!8
|[[Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee|Haryana]]
|Nishit Kataria
|-
!9
|[[Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee|Himachal Pradesh]]
|Chhater Singh
|-
!10
|[[Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee|Jharkhand]]
|[[Keshav Mahto Kamlesh]]
|-
!11
|[[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee|Karnataka]]
|H. S. Manjunath
|-
!12
|[[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee|Kerala]]
|O. J. Janeesh
|-
!13
|[[Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress|Madhya Pradesh]]
|Yash Ghanghoria
|-
!14
|[[Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress|Maharashtra]]
|Shivraj More
|-
!15
|[[Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee|Manipur]]
|Ningthoujam Popilal
|-
!16
|[[Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee|Meghalaya]]
|Adrian L Chyne Mylliem
|-
!17
|[[Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee|Mizoram]]
|Lalmalswama Nghaka
|-
!18
|[[Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee|Nagaland]]
|Lima lemtur
|-
!19
|[[Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee|Odisha]]
|Ranjit Patra
|-
!20
|[[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee|Punjab]]
|Mohit Mohindra
|-
!21
|[[Rajasthan Youth Congress|Rajasthan]]
|[[Abhimanyu Poonia]]
|-
!22
|[[Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee|Sikkim]]
|
|-
!23
|[[Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committee|Tamil Nadu]]
|Surya Prakash
|-
!24
|[[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee|Telangana]]
|Jakkidi Shiva Charan Reddy
|-
!25
|[[Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee|Tripura]]
|Rakhi Das
|-
!26
|[[Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee|Uttarakhand]]
|Sumit Bhullar
|-
!27
|[[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee|Uttar Pradesh]]
|Dipak shivhare
W.Ankit Tiwari
Vishal Singh
Parash Sukla
|-
!28
|[[West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee|West Bengal]]
|Rajesh Sinha Sunny (State Incharge)
|-
!29
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|Diksha Dular
|-
!30
|[[Chandigarh Pradesh Congress Committee|Chandigarh]]
|Deepak Lubana
|-
!31
|[[Dadra Nagar Haveli]]
|
|-
!32
|[[Daman and Diu]]
|
|-
!33
|[[Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee|Delhi]]
|Akshay Lakra
|-
!34
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|Akash Bhart
|-
!35
|Ladakh
| Aamir Hussain lone
|-
!36
|[[Lakshadweep]]
|Ajas Akber Puthiya Illam
|-
!37
|[[Mumbai]]
|Akhilesh Yadav<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/zeeshan-siddique-removed-from-mumbai-youth-congress-president-post-following-fathers-defection-to-ncp/articleshow/107875113.cms?from=mdr | title=Zeeshan Siddique removed from Mumbai Youth Congress President post following father's defection to NCP | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=21 February 2024 }}</ref>
|-
!38
|[[Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee|Puducherry]]
|Anandhbabu Natarajan
|-
|-
|}
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Latest revision as of 20:04, 2 March 2026


Indian Youth Congress (IYC)
PresidentUday Bhanu Chib
Founded9 August 1960
(66 years ago) (9 August 1960)
Headquarters5, Raisina Hill, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Membership50 million
International affiliationProgressive Alliance,
Socialist International
Websiteiyc.in

Template:Liberalism sidebar Template:Social democracy sidebar The Indian Youth Congress is the youth wing of the Indian National Congress party. The Indian Youth Congress was a department of the Indian National Congress from the period just after the Partition of India in 1947 until the late 1960s. Then prime minister Indira Gandhi gave the Youth Congress a new dimension by establishing it as a frontal organisation of the Congress, with the objective of doing social work. Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi was the first elected president of the Indian Youth Congress who later became Minister of Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs in the Indian cabinet; Narayan Dutt Tiwari was the President from 1969 to 1971. Jitin Prasada was also the president of the Indian Youth Congress.

During the 1970s, under the leadership of Sanjay Gandhi, the Youth Congress undertook activities such as tree plantation, family planning, and fought against domestic violence and dowry deaths. After the death of Sanjay Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi took over in charge of the Youth Congress. After he became prime minister in 1984, Rajiv Gandhi reduced the voting age to 18. Rahul Gandhi was appointed a general secretary of the All India Congress Committee on 24 September 2007 and was given charge of the Indian Youth Congress[1] along with the National Students Union of India.[2]

The Indian Youth Congress has its headquarters in New Delhi and is headed by Uday Bhanu Chib. There are 39 office bearers at the national level, followed by the state, Lok Sabha, Assembly and Booth level. In all, 174,000 committees have been formed at the Booth level.[3]

History[edit | edit source]

In the early 1970s, the Youth Congress was mostly the work of Saiyid Nurul Hasan, who served as the education minister from 1972 to 1977. The organisation's most effective unit was the West Bengal Youth Congress, where its first elected president, Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who transformed the unit into a full-time cadre, made it a body not to be ignored.[4]

During the Emergency, the organisation became an important body in the use of Sanjay Gandhi. The banning of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh helped with adding members from the banned organisation.[4]

Role in India[edit | edit source]

UTI Scam rally protest[edit | edit source]

In 2001, several Youth Congress workers held Lalkar Rally around Parliament of India to protest against UTI Scam under National Democratic Alliance government and asked for resignation of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[5][6][7]

Protest against violent attacks[edit | edit source]

In 2011, 2,500 Youth Congress activists rallied and protested in Calcutta against the violent attacks on its supporters by the All India Trinamool Congress party.[8][9]

Tripura civil disobedience movement[edit | edit source]

In 2012, Tripura Pradesh Youth Congress organized civil disobedience movement in all 23 sub-divisions in Tripura as part of agitation to protest against the Left Front government's failure to provide employment, nepotism, rise of crime and atrocities against women in the state. This saw procession of 4,000 Congress workers and detainment about 25,000 Youth Congress activists across the state.[10]

Madhya Pradesh memorandum[edit | edit source]

Kunal Choudhary is the President of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress.[11] In 2012, Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress president submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh demanding dismissal of the State Government run by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not able to protect teenager girls and murders.[12]

Karnataka drought failure[edit | edit source]

In 2012, Youth Congress workers of Karnataka took out a procession in protest against the failure of the Government of Karnataka under BJP to tackle drought in 123 taluks and staged a mass protest in front of all taluk offices and locked the offices.[13] A memorandum was submitted to Deputy Commissioner.[14]

In January 2013, a 17 kilometer rally was held in Kannur demanding the dissolution of BJP government for 'failing' to provide good administration and losing the support of the majority.[15][16][17]

India-Pakistan border protest for Indian soldiers[edit | edit source]

On 14 January 2013 more than hundred Youth Congress activists staged protests across India against Pakistan and its army outside the old customs gate at the Attari border over the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani forces.[18][19]

Implementation of 73rd and 74th Amendments in Jammu and Kashmir[edit | edit source]

In August, 2012 the Pradesh Youth Congress Jammu and Kashmir launched a statewide protest against the Government led by National Conference for the implementation of the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution of India relating to Panchayti Raj in Jammu and Kashmir. The protests were led by J&K youth Congress president Mohammad Shahnawaz Choudhary.[20]

Kisaan Satyagrah against Land Acquisition Ordinance[edit | edit source]

In January 2015, Indian National Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi directed nationwide protest against Land Acquisition Ordinance brought in by Indian Central government.[21] The protest took place in various part of country.[22][23] On 18 February, Indian Youth Congress protested against Vyapam Scam and Land Acquisition Ordinance near Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha where they were charged with water canon in which several youth congress volunteers were hurt and arrested along with Indian Youth Congress National President Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.[24]

Protests at AI summit[edit | edit source]

On 20 February, some members of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) carried out protests inside the venue of India AI Impact Summit 2026 with slogans such as “PM is compromised” and the criticism of the recent trade deal between India and the US. 4 of these members were sent to police custody by the court on 22 February.[25] While Bharatiya Janta Party condemned these protests, with its spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla saying, ""From being anti-BJP, you have gone to being anti-national? If you have a problem with the BJP, then protest at the BJP office, Jantar Mantar, or outside the PM's office. But the people of the country and their alliance partners condemn them for their attempt to defame India in front of the entire world at the AI Summit."[26] Congress leader Harish Rawat defended the protests, saying "it’s also a fact that AI might become a tool in the hands of a few individuals… It’s the opposition’s job to warn against that… It’s not the first time such international events have been opposed. I know how the BJP protested during the Commonwealth Games… To say that such opposition has happened for the first time is not correct. The BJP has been doing this while in the opposition."[27]

These protestors were granted bail by the Delhi high court on 2 March.[28]

List of previous presidents[edit | edit source]

S.no President Portrait Term Place
1 Brij Mohan Jain[29] 1962 -
2 Puran Singh Azad[29] - -
3 N. D. Tiwari 1969 1971 Uttarakhand
4 Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi 1971 1975 West Bengal
5 Ambika Soni 1975 1977 Lahore, British India
6 Ramchandra Rath 1978 1980 Odisha
7 Ghulam Nabi Azad 1980 1982 Jammu and Kashmir
8 Tariq Anwar 1982 1985 Bihar
9 Anand Sharma 1985 1987 Himachal Pradesh
10 Gurudas Kamat 1987 1988 Karnataka
11 Mukul Wasnik 1988 1990 Maharashtra
12 Ramesh Chennithala 1990 1993 Kerala
13 Maninderjeet Singh Bitta 1993 1996 Punjab
14 Jitin Prasada 1996 1998 Uttar Pradesh
15 Manish Tewari 1998 2000 Punjab
16 Randeep Surjewala March 2000 February 2005 Chandigarh
17 Ashok Tanwar February 2005 February 2010 Haryana
18 Rajeev Satav February 2010 December 2014 Maharashtra
19 Amrinder Singh Raja Warring December 2014 May 2018 Punjab
20 Keshav Chand Yadav May 2018 July 2019 Uttar Pradesh
21 Srinivas BV August 2019 22 September 2024 Karnataka
22 Uday Bhanu Chib 22 September 2024 Incumbent Jammu and Kashmir

List of Current State Presidents[edit | edit source]

S.no State President
1 Andhra Pradesh Ramarao Lakkaraju
2 Arunachal Pradesh Tarh Johnny
3 Assam Zubair Anam
4 Bihar सम्राट रिक्कू
5 Chhattisgarh Akash Sharma
6 Goa Joel Andred
7 Gujarat Shri Pravinsinh Vanol
8 Haryana Nishit Kataria
9 Himachal Pradesh Chhater Singh
10 Jharkhand Keshav Mahto Kamlesh
11 Karnataka H. S. Manjunath
12 Kerala O. J. Janeesh
13 Madhya Pradesh Yash Ghanghoria
14 Maharashtra Shivraj More
15 Manipur Ningthoujam Popilal
16 Meghalaya Adrian L Chyne Mylliem
17 Mizoram Lalmalswama Nghaka
18 Nagaland Lima lemtur
19 Odisha Ranjit Patra
20 Punjab Mohit Mohindra
21 Rajasthan Abhimanyu Poonia
22 Sikkim
23 Tamil Nadu Surya Prakash
24 Telangana Jakkidi Shiva Charan Reddy
25 Tripura Rakhi Das
26 Uttarakhand Sumit Bhullar
27 Uttar Pradesh Dipak shivhare

W.Ankit Tiwari Vishal Singh Parash Sukla

28 West Bengal Rajesh Sinha Sunny (State Incharge)
29 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Diksha Dular
30 Chandigarh Deepak Lubana
31 Dadra Nagar Haveli
32 Daman and Diu
33 Delhi Akshay Lakra
34 Jammu and Kashmir Akash Bhart
35 Ladakh Aamir Hussain lone
36 Lakshadweep Ajas Akber Puthiya Illam
37 Mumbai Akhilesh Yadav[30]
38 Puducherry Anandhbabu Natarajan

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Reform School: Can the Youth Congress expunge the sins of its fathers before it inherits their wicked ways?". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Rahul Gandhi gets Youth Congress Charge". The Hindu. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
  3. ↑ "Booth committees in IYC". www.iyc.in. 28 November 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jaffrelot, Christophe, and Pratinav Anil, 'An Era of Sultans: sanjay's emergency', India's First Dictatorship (2021; online edn, Oxford Academic, 17 June 2021), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197577820.003.0005 , accessed 11 Mar. 2024.
  5. ↑ "IYC demands cases against Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee and Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on UTI scam". The Tribune. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "NDA Government's achievement, a litany of scams: Sorake". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 July 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Youth Cong call to unseat NDA Government at Center". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Youth Congress protest rally chokes south Calcutta". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 15 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "Congress holds silent rally in Kolkata against Trinamool". NDTV. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Youth Congress rally to protest against Left Front apathy". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "सीहोर के कुणाल चौधरी युवा कांग्रेस प्रदेशाध्यक्ष बने". 28 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Youth Cong demands ouster of State Government". The Pioneer (Indian newspaper). Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Youth Congress slams government's failure to tackle drought". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "Youth Congress stages protest in Karnataka". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "Mangalore: Youth Congress Launches Protest Rally Against BJP Govt". Daijiworld Media. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Youth Cong takes up cudgels against BJP govt; organizes vehicle rally". Mangalore Today. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Youth Congress rally on Jan 15 against misrule of BJP govty". Mangalore Today. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Indian Youth Congress stages protest against Pakistan". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "YCC protests against killing of two Indian soldiers in Kashmir". State Times. Retrieved 24 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ↑ "Youth Cong's 7-day ultimatum to Omar". The Kashmir Times. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  21. ↑ Rahul asks Youth Congress to launch ‘Kisan Satyagraha’; meet each MP, MLA, 16 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Youth congress protest at CM house in Haryana". YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Youth congress protest at Deputy Commissioner's office in Shivamogga Karnataka". The Hindu. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  24. ↑ "Youth Congress workers protest at MP Vidhansabha". YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  25. ↑ Jha, Prashant (22 February 2026). "Youth Congress protest at AI Summit imperilled India's diplomatic image: Delhi court sends 4 to police custody". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  26. ↑ "'Congress is anti-national...': BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla on IYC protest at AI summit". Lokmat Times. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  27. ↑ Inputs), TNM (With ANI (21 February 2026). "Congress Leader Defends Youth Congress Protest at AI Summit". The News Mill. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  28. ↑ Thapliyal, Nupur (2 March 2026). "AI Summit Protest: Delhi Court Grants Bail To 9 Indian Youth Congress Workers; Says Protest Was 'Political Critique'". Live Law. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "Youth Congress emerges as a motivating political force in national events". India Today. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  30. ↑ "Zeeshan Siddique removed from Mumbai Youth Congress President post following father's defection to NCP". The Economic Times. 21 February 2024.

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