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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.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

EC’s MCC violation notices are curious. Will Nadda and Kharge pull up Modi and Gandhi?

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues.

‘PM is panicking after phase 1,’ says Congress’s Alappuzha candidate KC Venugopal

ANI -
Venugopal thanked PM Modi for 'bringing the Congress manifesto into the public domain'. In Kerala, UDF will sweep all 20 seats, he said.

Every time the Congress thinks it has a ‘revolutionary’ idea, it shoots its own foot

Seshadri Chari -
From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase-2: ECI says 60.9% voter turnout recorded till 7 pm

ThePrint Team -
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase-2: Voting was held in all 20 seats in Kerala, besides 14 in Karnataka and 13 in Rajasthan.

‘SRK’ vs Hooda — Congress factions get to work as candidates list delayed in Haryana

Sushil Manav -
Aspirants get restless waiting. There is also little consensus on candidates between Bhupinder Hooda camp and that of Kumari Selja, Randeep Surjewala Kiran Choudhury (SRK), it is learnt.

With ‘national leader’ pitch, UDF banks on KC Venugopal’s homecoming in Kerala’s Alappuzha

Aneesa PA -
Congress campaign also focuses on Venugopal's closeness to Gandhi family. CPI(M) counters with sitting MP AM Ariff's work, criticises Congress for fielding national leader against ally.

Political turmoil in Kerala’s Vadakara: CPI(M) and Congress clash amid Panoor bomb-making allegations

Anand Kochukudy -
CPI (M)’s Shailaja and Congress’ Parambil face off as bomb blast investigations intensify in Kerala’s Panoor shaken by pre-election violence. CPI (M) denies involvement.

‘Gehlot tapped phones of Sachin Pilot, rebel Congress leaders,’ says former Rajasthan CM’s ex-OSD

ANI -
Lokesh Sharma alleges ex-CM Ashok Gehlot wanted to show BJP's hand in toppling Congress govt in state, and provided news organisations with audio clips of rebel Congress leaders.

DD News anchor calls Congress wealth survey ‘communist ideology’. It’s following BJP’s lead

Shailaja Bajpai -
Clips from BJP members' speeches fill each bulletin on DD News. Before, during, and after the shows, there are ads for ‘Modi ki Guarantee’.
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Opinion

Congress can’t deny Modi’s charge of Muslim quota. Karnataka & 2009 manifesto are proof

Arvind Kumar -
The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

Economy

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Pia Krishnankutty -
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Defence

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

Snehesh Alex Philip -
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

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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