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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.

Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV sends defamation notice after ‘mental harassment, discrimination’ allegations

Ishadrita Lahiri -
Allegations were made by former Assam Youth Congress president Angkita Dutta. IYC said Dutta had stopped discharging duties & isn't 'cooperating with inquiry committee' probing her claims.

Modi image, Syrian Christian base can help BJP in Kerala. But leadership crisis a spoilsport

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To make the most of his popularity, Modi is coming to Kochi to partake in ‘Yuvam 2023’—a youth conference that will attract many party sympathisers.

SubscriberWrites: Congress is also trying the saffron route, but India needs a strong Opposition

Amarendra Mohanty -
Congress must rethink their strategies now and fight for real issues that impact the nation, writes Amarendra Mohanty.

Indian democracy starting to look like Orwell’s Animal Farm. Let’s not regress in history

K.M. Chandrasekhar -
We could have, in time, a situation in which the BJP has an impregnable majority at the Centre while the majority of states have opposition governments.

Karnataka Congress 3rd list: Ex-BJP MLA Savadi fielded in Athani, no Kolar ticket for Siddaramaiah

Sharan Poovanna -
Besides Savadi, third list of candidates for Karnataka assembly polls also feature KM Shivalinge Gowda, who quit JD(S) and joined Congress few days ago.

Congress lead in Bengaluru, JD(S)-leaning Old Mysuru, BJP ‘Hindutva lab’ — how Karnataka voted in 2018

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Karnataka is broadly divided into Kittur-Karnataka and Kalyana-Karnataka, coastal and southern Karnataka. However, there are other sub-classifications.

Denied ticket, former Karnataka deputy CM Laxman Savadi quits BJP, joins Congress

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On 12 April, Savadi resigned as Legislative Council member and from BJP’s primary membership after the party reportedly asked him to make way for newcomers.

Focus on governance, no direct attacks on Pilot: Gehlot debuts ‘Mission 2030’ strategy

Ishadrita Lahiri -
After AICC statement that Congress will go to polls on back of Gehlot govt's achievements, Rajasthan CM refuses to mention Sachin Pilot in press conference, emphasises welfare schemes.

It’s Anant Hegde vs Yogi in BJP’s Karnataka election campaign. Nath sect is there to help too

Bharat Agrawal -
Amit Shah may visit Bihar for a day when the Karnataka election campaign gains momentum. Results in Bihar may be announced even before voting starts in Karnataka.

‘Biggest gift BJP could give me’, says Rahul Gandhi on 1st visit to Wayanad since disqualification

Vandana Menon -
Crowds, tricolours greeted Congress leader at his erstwhile constituency as he landed via helicopter with Priyanka. General consensus among party workers was that they expected more people.
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