First Indian elected to the British House of Commons was Dadabhai Naoroji who contested on the ticket of

(A) Liberal Party
(B) Labour Party
(C) Conservative Party
(D) Communist Party

Correct Answer : Liberal Party
Question Asked : 60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016
Dadabhai Naoroji (4 September, 1825-30 June, 1917) known as the Grand Old Man of India, was Parsi intellectual educationist and an early Indian political and social leader. He was a liberal party Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom House of Commons. He was elected as the President of (INC) in 1886, 1893, and 1906. C. Y. Chintamani, Indian editor Journalist, liberal politician, told about Dadabhai Naoroji that “Many intelligent and selfless leader had embellished for the people of India, but in his era, no one was as the Dadabhai Naoroji.” On the other hand, Gokhale said that “if there is a God somewhere, he is Dadabhai Naoroji.
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