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Congress or the Indian National Congress (INC) is one of two major political parties in India. It was founded in 1885 and played a leading role in India’s Independence movement. It has ruled during most of India’s independent years and gave the country its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Leadership of the Congress too has been dominated by the Nehru-Gandhi family.

The Congress is a center-left party, and lists on its website democracy, nationalism, secularism, inclusive growth and social justice as its core values. It last ruled India between 2004 and 2014, but has since lost its sway, being reduced to just 52 seats in the 2019 General Elections. INDIA, the alliance headed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, was an attempt to bring together opposition parties against the BJP government for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Together, the INDIA Alliance secured 238 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. The Congress won 99 of these.

Ruckus in Parliament as Oppn seeks answers from govt on Pahalgam attackers & Trump ‘brokering peace’

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While BJP plans to frame Operation Sindoor as 'Vijay Utsav', Oppn is looking to corner Modi govt over Trump’s claims & Pahalgam attackers still roaming free, it is learnt.

A student asked Shashi Tharoor the ‘inevitable’ Congress question. How the MP responded

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Tharoor's relations with Congress have been on a downswing for a while now. He also led one of the government's delegations to world capitals to present India's stance on terror.

Less US & UK, more Bihar & Gujarat, Rahul 2.0 is on a grassroots sprint with a packed schedule

+TFP Sourav Roy Barman -
For much of his political life, the Gandhi scion has battled the perception of being a reluctant or a 'non-serious politician'. However, the last few months have signalled a shift.

INDIA bloc, minus TMC & AAP, to hold virtual meet on Saturday to discuss Monsoon Session strategy

Sourav Roy Barman -
Initial plan was to hold in-person meeting at Congress president Kharge's residence, but party gen secy Venugopal later in the day clarified that meeting will be held virtually.

Anger over Dalit teen’s death spills over in Haryana, Rahul slams ‘BJP-RSS’s Manuwadi ideology’

Sushil Manav -
While an First Information Report was lodged against 10 people, including the Dalit teenager, an Special Investigation Team has started probing the case.

‘Kamaraj couldn’t sleep without AC’: Tiruchi Siva’s claim has Congress fuming, ally DMK in damage control

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DMK president & CM Stalin stepped in immediately but BJP latched on to remark and dared Congress to leave the alliance. AIADMK said Congress should ‘exhibit more spine’.

The politics of Rajya Sabha nominations: How Modi’s strategy differs from Vajpayee’s & UPA’s

+TFP Shanker Arnimesh -
Though once seen as a platform for non-partisan excellence, analysts say members have increasingly been nominated to the Rajya Sabha to help BJP expand its footprint.

Congress reminds Jaishankar of China’s ‘support’ to Pakistan in Op Sindoor after his talks with Wang Yi

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China gave total support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, turning it into a testing ground for network-centric warfare and weapon systems, it adds.

Congress reels as BJP snaps up its Insta head & UP Deputy CM Maurya on the move

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Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Mahakal procession: Congress tears into order asking Ujjain schools to hold classes on 6 Sundays

Iram Siddique -
Congress MLA Arif Masood slammed the Ujjain collector's order, saying the move to declare holidays and run schools on Sundays was to appease Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
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