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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.

BJP files complaint against Kharge with EC, Assam Police, says he likened BJP-RSS to ‘poisonous snake’

Neelam Pandey -
Party and Sangh affiliate VHP come out strongly to criticise Congress president. They accuse Kharge of trying to incite violence.

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

+TFP D.K. Singh -
The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Assam Police searches Congress leader Pawan Khera’s Delhi residence over Himanta wife passport row

Samridhi Tewari -
Passport row raised by Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Gaurav Gogoi escalates after Assam Police registers case, Congress calls it ‘witch hunt’.

How Nehru’s fascination with Kibbutz sparked India-Israel outreach before formal diplomatic ties

+TFP Apoorva Mandhani -
India studied Israel’s cooperatives after Nehru’s push, inspiring socialist leaders and shaping early debates on agrarian reform and rural development.

‘Unwavering integrity’—Tributes pour in for Congress veteran K.P. Unnikrishnan at remembrance meet

Amrin Rajpal -
A month after he passed away, six time-MP from Vadakara remembered with fondness and respect at meet in New Delhi.

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

Aneesa PA -
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’

Apoorva Mandhani -
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

+TFP Aneesa PA -
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

Sourav Roy Barman -
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.
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Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

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