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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.

‘Show the evidence’: EC notice to Congress over ‘corruption rate card’ ads against BJP’s Karnataka govt

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According to the notice, the Congress violated the Model Code of Conduct, the Representation of the People Act, and the Indian Penal Code.

‘Playing with Hindu faith’ — BJP heavyweights fan out across Karnataka, target Congress days ahead of polls

Raghav Bikhchandani -
While PM Modi held a massive roadshow in Bengaluru, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath & other senior BJP leaders attacked Congress over the Bajrang Dal row.

Starstruck fans, bid to carve ‘own niche’ — meet actor Divya Spandana, Congress star campaigner for Karnataka

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Three years ago, the Kannada actor, better known as 'Ramya', quit as head of Congress’s social media wing and took a social media hiatus. She is back in action ahead of the 10 May polls.

Congress must win 130+ seats in Karnataka to avoid a hung house and BJP’s horse trading

+TFP Ishwari Bajpai -
So far all opinion polls point towards a Congress victory. BJP seems burdened by corruption, internal dissension and defection.

‘Approval’ for press freedom day celebrations & war of words over Karnataka poll manifesto

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Congress ‘hawa’ to class divide — four observations in the run-up to Karnataka election

+TFP Yogendra Yadav -
You don’t see any big billboards; there are no wall writings, very few flexes, and rarely do you spot a publicity vehicle. Elections have gone underground.

‘Kerala Story’ can become Karnataka’s crisis. It could set the assembly election agenda

Bharat Agrawal -
Sanjay Rai Sherpuria is upset because he is being made to live like a common prisoner in Lucknow jail. And all his secrets are coming out.

‘First they locked up Ram, now Hanuman…’, says Modi after Congress pitches Bajrang Dal ban in poll manifesto

Shanker Arnimesh -
PM was addressing a rally in poll-bound Karnataka, hours after Congress released its manifesto for the 10 May assembly polls, which referred to Bajrang Dal & PFI as divisive forces.

‘Ban on PFI & Bajrang Dal alike’, soft Hindutva, home loan waiver — Congress promises in Karnataka manifesto

Amogh Rohmetra -
Congress promises to increase reservation from 50% to 75%, to accommodate ‘hopes and aspirations of SC/ST/OBC/Minority’ communities and Lingayats & Vokkaligas.

‘No longer BJP of Vajpayee, Advani days’ — Tribal veteran in poll-bound Chhattisgarh quits BJP, joins Congress

Shanker Arnimesh -
Nand Kumar Sai’s departure is touted to be a major setback for the BJP, which lost its electoral base in tribal-dominated seats in the 2018 assembly elections.
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