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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.

Congress launches ‘12 yrs of Modi’s mismanagement’ campaign as BJP marks 12 years of Modi govt

Esha Mishra -
The opposition party accused the prime minister of pursuing anti-poor economic policies, favouring large corporations and attempting to rewrite history.

Nehru served longer than Modi. No point arguing with Hindu nationalists though

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If Nehru’s politics and statecraft expressed secular nationalism, Modi’s politics and statecraft reflect Hindu nationalism.

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The real Modi story begins where comparisons with Nehru end

Vijay Chauthaiwale -
Modi is always focused on outcomes, whether it be giving financial muscle to small entrepreneurs, privatising loss-making PSUs, or making other PSUs profitable.

Letter to CJI on SIR & education minister’s scalp over NEET: INDIA bloc’s 5-pt resolution after meet

Esha Mishra -
Alliance unanimously agreed on five key decisions aimed at strengthening opposition coordination and raising issues that require urgent govt attention, says Congress chief.

INDIA bloc meeting underway in shadow of a crumbling Trinamool, absent DMK. AAP stays away too

ThePrint Team -
Setting the stage, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said that rising prices are impacting ordinary citizens, also criticising the government over recent examination paper leaks.

How Congress, BJP’s Rajya Sabha picks reflect different approaches, priorities

Esha Mishra -
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge himself is among the seven candidates. In contrast, BJP has mostly given tickets to those associated with the party for years.

DMK to skip INDIA bloc meet over Congress ‘betrayal’. But it’s not quitting on oppn unity just yet

Shweta Tripathi -
DMK’s decision to skip INDIA bloc meet on 8 June further complicates matters for grouping of oppn parties opposed to BJP, especially after AAP’s distancing and turmoil within TMC.

Shivakumar sworn in as new Karnataka CM. Siddaramaiah’s son, many loyalists in his 13-member team

Sharan Poovanna -
The first list of ministers shows an overwhelming influence of Siddaramaiah, suggesting that the 77-year-old retains significant power despite losing his position.

Broken Bengaluru, fiscal fix, regional skew, restive minorities. Name the problem, DK Shivakumar has it

Sharan Poovanna -
The new chief minister of Karnataka will walk a gauntlet till the next state elections in 2028 as he inherits a plethora of unresolved issues as well as all-new ones.
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Three destroyers of Brand India. It’s all in our cities

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The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.

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