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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.

Root of all terrorism is Pakistan & Pakistan is a Congress mistake—Amit Shah during Op Sindoor debate

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Speaking in Lok Sabha, home minister also said that 'this is not Manmohan Singh's government, we will not sit quietly and send dossiers'.

‘Lowest ever since 1962’: Congress MP Deepender Hooda flags dip in defence budget under Modi govt

Sushil Manav -
Urging an immediate hike in defence allocation, Rohtak MP bats for the armed forces to be equipped with modern weapons and fighter aircraft.

‘Maun vrat’: Congress’s Op Sindoor delegation members will not be speaking in Parliament debate

Sourav Roy Barman -
Those picked by Congress to speak during debate on Op Sindoor include Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Gaurav Gogoi, Deepender Singh Hooda and Praniti Shinde.

Rahul admits Congress failed to respond to OBC aspirations, ‘it opened space for BJP’

Sourav Roy Barman -
Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi was addressing party’s Lok Sabha MPs and Telangana leadership at party HQ in New Delhi.

Congress seeks ‘dignified farewell’ for Dhankhar after sudden exit, finds no support

PTI -
Party’s general secretary, Jairam Ramesh, raised the demand in a Rajya Sabha meeting. However, Union ministers JP Nadda and Kiren Rijiju, present along with Opposition leaders, did not respond.

Rise & rise of Rajeev Shukla—Kanpur reporter & ‘everyone’s best friend’, next in line to lead BCCI

+TFP Prashant Srivastava -
Shukla has friends across party lines, boardrooms and dressing rooms. Such is his ability to be photographed at all the right moments that the Congressman is now part of popular culture.

22 July, 2025: Congress claims ‘deeper reasons’ for Dhankhar resignation & other news of the day

Saksham Thakur -
Congress claims 'deeper reasons' for Dhankhar resignation  In a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, 74-year-old Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said his resignation will be effective immediately....

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

Shanker Arnimesh -
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

Zenaira Bakhsh -
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.
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