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Indian National Congress was the first political party to represent Indian natives in Sub-continent. It was founded in 1885. It was the only political representative of native Indians till emergence of Muslim League. leaders of Congress like Gandhi, Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Subash Chandra Bose and Azad were the leading names of Indian Independence movement. Congress is credited with securing independence for India and since then 7 prime ministers of India belonged to this party.
i) provided a national base to the congress n Indian mass. ii)it undermined the power n prestige of the british govt. iii)repression failed to crush the spirit of the people. iv)gandhi was determined to emancipate the poor and the oppressed. v)another positive achievementwas the Hindu-Muslim unity. vi)weapon of satyagraha n non cooperation changed the character of congress overnight
... under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah , it had gained such power that, for the first time, it demanded the establishment of a Muslim state (Pakistan), despite the opposition of the Indian National Congress
Muslims increased cotton production
James mill categorized Indian history on the basis ofreligion that are :-Hindu (early)Muslim (medieval)British (later)