S.C. Bose was elected as the president of Congress in 1938 at the Haripura session. In this session, S.C. Bose constituted National Planning Committee under presidentship of J.L. Nehru, its other members were Birla and Vishweshraiya.
In 1939, S.C. Bose contended for the presidentship of Congress and he defeated Pattabhi Sitaramaiya, candidate of Gandhi. S.C. Bose got 1570 vote and Pattabhi got 1377. Gandhi declared defeat of Pattabhi as his own defeat. Ultimately in April 1939, S.C. Bose resigned and Dr. Rajendra Prasad was made new President.
On 3 May 1939, S.C. Bose founded a new party 'Forward Block' at Makur, Unnao. In August 1939, S.C. Bose was removed from the post of President of All India Congress committee and Bengal Congress Committee and was declared unfit for any post in Congress for the next 3 years.
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