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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 scrambles to make space for a woman in DKS’ all-male Karnataka cabinet as backlash builds

Sharan Poovanna -
Supporters of Lakshmi Hebbalkar continue to protests in Belagavi, demanding a cabinet berth for their leader. There have been similar demands for Kaneez Fathima & Nayana Motamma.

Congress targets JNU V-C, alleges appointments she made violate UGC norms. PM anti-education, says Khera

Esha Mishra -
'Two serving teachers appointed professors through direct recruitment, bypassing promotion process... With over 220 appointments in her tenure, scale of irregularities could be greater,' Khera said.

Won’t be sharing stage with Bhagwat, Tharoor clarifies amid speculation around Mumbai event

Esha Mishra -
The speculation gathered significant traction, given the Congress’s long-standing differences with the RSS, and because Tharoor has, at times, differed from the party’s official stand.

Indian hockey jersey row: Sports should not become political experiment, says Kharge

Esha Mishra -
Congress chief says blue jersey is part of India's sporting legacy, questions decision-making process and urges government to reverse the move.

In RS, Jairam Ramesh submits ex-RSS chief’s letters to ‘authenticate’ Sangh’s ‘support’ for Emergency

Esha Mishra -
Day after BJP MPs challenged him to validate his claim that RSS supported Emergency, Ramesh submits 3 letters wriiten by Balasaheb Deoras—2 to Indira Gandhi & 1 to Acharya Vinoba Bhave.

Vande Mataram Bill passed in Rajya Sabha amid heated debate. Oppn says ‘reverence can’t be legislated’

Apoorva Mandhani -
Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai says 'opposing Vande Mataram amounts to boosting the morale of the 'Bharat tere tukde honge gang''. Oppn walked out in middle of debate.

‘Divorced Congress’: DMK’s P. Wilson rules out reconciliation; backs CJP, renews call to scrap NEET

Esha Mishra -
In an interview with ThePrint, the RS MP says Congress 'backstabbed' DMK for power, reiterates DMK’s stand on NEET, delimitation & the Mekedatu project. 

Jantar Mantar protest: BJP smells ‘foreign funding’, Congress retorts get a ‘new scriptwriter’

Neelam Pandey -
Leading the BJP charge was its MP Nishikant Dubey and IT cell head Amit Malviya. The Godda MP is of no consequence, says Congress’s Supriya Shrinate.

‘Manufactured anger to mislead youth’: Rajnath slams Congress dharna, BJP holds counter-protests

Neelam Pandey -
Defence Minister says the govt is ready to discuss all issues in Parliament, but Congress is holding protests rather than engaging in debates in the House. 

CJP backs Congress protest, says it welcomes any demand for govt accountability

Esha Mishra -
The movement is no longer limited to us, everybody wants answers, everybody wants accountability, declares CJP as it welcomes support for its cause.
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