In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: During the freedom movement it was seen that the Congress was an ideological coalition as well.
Reason: Peasants and industrialists, urban dwellers and villagers, workers and owners, middle, lower and upper classes, and castes, all found space in the Congress.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Congress party served as an ideological coalition, accommodating individuals and groups with various beliefs, including revolutionaries, pacifists, conservatives, radicals, extremists, moderates, and those from the left, right, and centre.
It functioned as a platform for numerous groups, interests, and even political parties to participate in the national movement.
During the pre-independence era, many organizations and parties with their own constitutions and organizational structures were allowed to operate within Congress.
Some of these groups, such as the Congress Socialist Party, later separated from the Congress and became opposition parties.
Despite differences in methods, specific programs, and policies, the Congress party managed to contain and, to some extent, resolve conflicts and build consensus.

(Peasants and industrialists, urban dwellers and villagers, workers and owners, middle, lower and upper classes, and castes, all found space in the Congress. This shows that Congress was a social coalition).