 Banerjee merged the Indian National Conference with the Indian National Congress in 1886 as both organisations had similar objectives.He presided over two sessions of the Congress in 1895 and 1902.Gopal Krishna Gokhale, known as ""The Political Guru of Gandhi"" as he was the one who guided Mahatma Gandhi to travel around India in order to fight against the British, was one of the social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Empire in India.