Answer:

Before the establishment of the Indian National Congress, the political association was dominated by wealthy and aristocratic elements, local or regional in character. They wanted to achieve administrative reforms, associations of Indian with the administration and SPREAD of education through long PETITIONS to the British Parliament. The political organisations before the establishment of the Congress are discussed below:

Political organizations before the establishment of Congress

1. Landholders Society

Founded in: 1836

Place: Kolkata (formerly named: Calcutta)

Founded by: Dwarkanath Tagore

2. British India Society

Founded in: 1839

Place: London

Founded by: William Adam

3. Bengal British India Society

Founded in: 1843

Place: Kolkata (formerly named: Calcutta)

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 4. British India Association

Founded in: 1852

Place: Kolkata (formerly named: Calcutta)

Founded by: Dwarkanath Tagore

5. Madras Native Association

Founded in: 1852

Place: Chennai (FORMER name: Madras)

Founded by: Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty

6. Bombay Association

Founded in: 1852

Place: Mumbai (former name: Bombay)

Founded by: Jagannath Shankar Seth

Legislation of British Government to stop Revolutionaries Activities in India

 7. East India Association

Founded in: 1866

Place: London

Founded by: Dadabhai Naoroji

8. National Indian Association

Founded in: 1867

Place: London

Founded by: Mary Carpenter

9. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

Founded in: 1876

Place: Pune