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.
No matter how loud and low the congress crows about what Modi should do, no Indian in their right mind thinks the Congress can serve the nation even an iota better or navigate a complex international environment without being puppeteered by the US and China. The Congress met the CCP before the border issue between India and China erupted in Galwan. It has been a recipient of USAID money through Sam Pitroda. So who are they taking for a ride with all this bravado and lies?