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Subhash Chandra Bose was elected President of the Congress in 1938 with Gandhiji's goodwill. He wanted a second term, but Gandhiji did not approve of it. Despite the disapproval, Bose fought the election and won it, defeating the official candidate by over 200 votes. Gandhiji took it as a personal defeat. Identify the candidate.

  1. Lala Lajpatrai

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

  4. Sarojini Naidu
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Explanation

In the 1939 Congress presidential election, Subhash Chandra Bose defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya, who was Gandhiji's preferred candidate. Bose won by over 200 votes despite Gandhi's opposition. This led to Bose's resignation from the Congress presidency and eventually his formation of the Forward Bloc.

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