Bangla Congress বাংলা কংগ্রেস | |
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| Abbreviation | BC |
| Leader | Ajoy Mukherjee |
| Founder | Ajoy Mukherjee |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Dissolved | 1971[1] |
| Split from | Indian National Congress |
| Merged into | Indian National Congress |
| Succeeded by | Biplobi Bangla Congress (factions) |
| Headquarters | Calcutta |
| Ideology | Bengali nationalism Democratic socialism Regionalism Civic nationalism Left-wing populism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| Regional affiliation | United Front (1967–1971) |
| Colours | Blue |
| Slogan | "জয় বাংলা" "Joy Bangla" |
| Lok Sabha | 5 / 42 (1967) |
| Rajya Sabha | 0 / 16 (1967) |
| West Bengal Legislative Assembly | 34 / 280 (1967) |
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The Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in 1966 and later co-governed with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) in two United Front governments, the first lasting from 15 March 1967 to 2 November 1967, the second from 25 February 1969 to 19 March 1970.