The first session of the Indian National Congress was shifted from Poona to Bombay almost at the eleventh hour because

Options

A. The leaders of the Bombay Presidency Association were against holding the first meeting of the Congress at Poona.
B. The Bombay Governor agreed to A.O. Hume's proposal to act as First President of the Congress.
C. Bombay as the capital of the presidency would help the conference attract more attention if it was held there.
D. An outbreak of cholera in Poona forced the organizers of the Congress to shift its venue from poona to Bombay

Answer

D