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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.

UDF manifesto for Kerala polls anchors on five ‘Indira guarantees’, welfare schemes & campus reforms

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The five promises, announced by Congress's Rahul Gandhi last month, include Rs 1,000 monthly allowance for female students, health insurance scheme & interest-free loans for youth.

Govt signals plan to roll out women’s reservation, Oppn asks ‘why ahead of state elections’

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The law reserves one-third of seats for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. While it was passed three years ago, it was not implemented due to pending delimitation.

Marxist turncoats, signal to Ezhavas. Congress’ Kerala candidate list mixes risk with optimism

Anand Kochukudy -
The major difference between 2021 and 2026 is that party leaders discussed each seat threadbare, including the caste, religious and gender permutations and combinations.

Pitted against KPCC chief in Kerala’s Peravoor, Shailaja is CPI(M)’s gamble in a Congress fortress

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Shailaja and the CPI(M) are hoping that anti-incumbency will bring them a victory. Shailaja also pointed out that the sitting Congress MLA did not have a vision.

In poll-bound Assam, ‘Justice for Zubeen’ remains a deeply emotive issue—with fading political weight

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People have not stopped grieving the singer’s death. While parties promise justice for him, the matter has not quite translated into an electoral fault line that could shape poll outcomes.

Only 6 of 68 RS seats where BJP lacked numbers in 10 yrs, 2nd in BJP state—why Congress’ Haryana win is rare

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The last time, Ahmed Patel pulled it off in Gujarat in 2017 despite defections and cross-voting in favour of BJP. It was seen as a battle between two titans, Amit Shah and Ahmed Patel.

In poll-bound Kerala, Congress’ candidate list has Chennithala loyalists smarting

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From Vazhakkan’s exclusion to a string of ticket snubs, Chennithala’s loyalists blame weak backing and contrasts it with Chandy’s assertive style.

DMK to contest 164 seats, Congress 28. Stalin-led ruling party fields over 60 first-timers

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The DMK released its candidate list, which includes 60 first-time faces, 18 women and 5 Muslim candidates.

In poll-bound Kerala, Pinarayi’s ‘no basic awareness’ jibe at Rahul as LDF-UDF trade ‘BJP B team’ barbs

Aneesa PA -
The war of words started Wednesday when the Congress leader talked about a ‘secret understanding’ between BJP & CPI(M) while virtually addressing a rally in Kozhikode.

Seat-sharing deal sparks unease in DMK alliance, allies grumble about ‘big brother’ ahead of TN polls

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Single-digit seats for older allies, including CPI & CPI(M), & 10 for DMDK, which recently joined alliance, have sparked debate. Tamilaga Vazhvurimai Katchi exited SPA this week.
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