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The oldest political party in India is ___________.

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BSP
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BJP
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Congress
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DMK
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The correct option is C Congress
The oldest party in India is the Congress party which was founded by the efforts of Englishmen A.O. Hume in 1885.
The Bahujan Samaj Party is a party formed to represent Bahujans referring to Schedule Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other backward Castes. It was founded on 14 April 1984.
The origin of Bhartiya Janta Party lies in the Bhartiya Jana Sangh, formed in 1951 by Syama Prasad Mukherjee.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK is a political party in India, particularly in the state of Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry. It was founded on 17 September 1949.

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