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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.

US travel advisory for India shows PM Modi’s foreign policy has ‘fallen flat’, says Congress

Sourav Roy Barman -
In its latest updates, US citizens were warned 'violent crime & terrorism occur in India'. The party said Trump has been 'hyphenating' India & Pakistan in public statements.

Karnataka’s bills on misinformation & hate speech to be reviewed as Siddaramaiah faces rising heat

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The Karnataka CM is already battling corruption charges, party unrest and a BJP backlash. The bills will be sent to various depts for consultations before they are presented before cabinet.

Rahul Gandhi’s London visit sparks political row. BJP says he flew to Bahrain, not UK

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Congress leader’s frequent overseas visits have often drawn criticism from BJP. Congress has defended such trips as personal.

Congress condemns ‘torture’ on 2 Dalit men in Odisha, forms 5-member panel to investigate matter

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Two Dalit men were allegedly tortured, assaulted & forced to crawl on their knees, consume grass and drain water on suspicion of cattle smuggling in Ganjam district's Singipur village.

New twist in Congress-Tharoor saga—PMO shares Kerala MP’s article on Op Sindoor global outreach

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Last week, Tharoor acknowledged differences with 'current Congress leadership'. In his article Monday, he praised PM Modi for his 'energy, dynamism', saying he 'deserves greater backing'.

Bypoll boost for AAP after Delhi debacle, Kerala brings cheer to Congress & TMC retains edge in Bengal

Sourav Roy Barman -
It's not just in Kerala, Punjab & Gujarat that INDIA bloc allies were locked in a bitter contest. Even in West Bengal's Kaliganj, Congress-Left alliance had a candidate in the fray.

UDF eyes comeback in Kerala with Nilambur bypoll win, Independent PV Anvar plays spoiler for CPI(M)

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Congress candidate Aryadan Shoukath secured 77,737 votes, followed by CPI (M)’s M Swaraj with 66,660 votes. Anvar finished 3rd with 19,760.

People rejected both BJP & Congress in bypolls: Kejriwal

PTI -
AAP won the Visavadar seat in Gujarat and Ludhiana West in Punjab. BJP’s Rajendra Chavda bagged Gujarat's Kadi seat.

India must be ‘circumspect’, rules-based order has collapsed—Manish Tewari on Iran conflict

Sourav Roy Barman -
Tewari, who is gen secy of Congress’s foreign affairs dept, says US violated Iranian sovereignty and there is no evidence to substantiate Tehran was close to acquiring nuclear bomb.

Congress denies Tharoor’s claim of being left out of Nilambur bypoll campaign

PTI -
On Thursday, Thiruvananthapuram MP said he has disagreements with the Congress leadership & was not invited to bypoll campaign.
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