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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, is an attempt to bring together opposition parties against the BJP government for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

‘Crowd’ in Congress’ Rajasthan Yatra photos turned up to see Mathura godman, not Rahul Gandhi

ThePrint Team -
Multiple party affiliated accounts shared the misrepresented images, claiming the multitude of people were workers welcoming Gandhi in Kota, Rajasthan.

Congress vs Congress: TN MPs, Dalit leader oppose EWS decision as party officially welcomes it

Ishadrita Lahiri -
Jairam Ramesh welcomed SC’s decision on 10 per cent quota for EWS and praised Manmohan Singh’s efforts. Dissenting voices call it 'setback' to 'fight for social justice'.

‘You represent a belief system, a view of India,’ Rahul Gandhi’s advice to next Congress chief

ThePrint Team -
The October polls are historic as the new president would replace interim chief Sonia Gandhi who has spearheaded the party since 1998, barring the two years of Rahul Gandhi’s reign between 2017 and 2019.

‘Not afraid of Modi, will not be intimidated,’ says Rahul Gandhi on ED probe in Herald case

PTI -
Gandhi's reaction came a day after ED sealed the office of Young Indian in Herald House in Delhi, and the police briefly barricaded his residence and the party office.

Congress leader Brijesh Kalappa quits, says ‘lacking in passion’

PTI -
In a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, he said he has been finding himself 'lacking in passion', while his own performance has been 'listless and perfunctory'.

IAS officer’s transfer is not a punishment for all, and Congress’ leaking lifeboat

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Congress ‘reaching consensus’ on 5-yr term for posts, ‘1 family 1 ticket’. Gandhis a grey area

Ishadrita Lahiri -
On first day of Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, Congress floats two key proposals for ‘organisational transformation’, but there are hints Gandhis will be exempt.

Congress finalises candidates for Punjab assembly elections, list to be out soon

PTI -
Due to a lack of consensus on repeating some of the sitting MLAs, the party’s screening committee would meet again on Friday. The elections in Punjab will be held on 14 February.

Off The Cuff with Prashant Kishor

Shivani Rawat -
In an exclusive interview to ThePrint's Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Senior Associate Editor Neelam Pandey, political strategist Prashant Kishor opens up about his plans...

Study on sexual habits of Indians shows more than 50% don’t use contraceptives

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.
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Defence

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

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Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

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While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

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