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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.

Scindia gets ‘welcome’ from aunt, ‘rangoli’ from Himanta Sarma, Chetan Bhagat has a laugh

Yimkumla Longkumer -
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Ashok Gehlot sees ‘betrayal’ in Scindia’s resignation, BJP celebrates ‘great Holi’

ThePrint Team -
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia quit the party Tuesday after a meeting with PM Modi. The Kamal Nath govt in Madhya Pradesh is now set to collapse.

Those asking if BJP will suit Jyotiraditya Scindia are barking up the wrong tree. This is why

Makarand R. Paranjape -
It is too late for the Congress to get back Jyotiraditya Scindia. The BJP won’t be a bed of roses for him either, but he won’t be totally out of place.

Scindia crisis shows Gandhi family instinct for self-preservation outweighs Congress interests

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

One Dynasty Dimming, we said of the Gandhis & Congress

Shekhar Gupta -
I’d written in Feb 2013 how Gandhi family could no longer swing votes for Congress. As we track ‘Cyclone Scindia’, that ‘National Interest’ has aged rather well.

How BJP tapped Jyotiraditya Scindia’s isolation in Congress to make him quit the party

Shanker Arnimesh -
BJP meeting in Bhopal today where Jyotiraditya Scindia is set to be inducted, paving way for Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s return as MP chief minister.

Jyotiraditya Scindia quits Congress, can’t serve people by being in the party, he tells Sonia

ThePrint Team -
The Congress expelled Jyotirditya Scindia for 'anti-party activities' just moments after he tweeted his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi. Fourteen Congress MLAs loyal to Scindia have also sent their resignations to the MP governor.

Hectic efforts underway to woo back Scindia as Congress tries to save Madhya Pradesh govt

PTI -
The Congress leaders have put up a brave face saying their government in the state would survive its full term.

Kamal Nath govt teeters on edge as 17 Congress MLAs fly to Karnataka 

Rohini Swamy -
A total of 19 Congress legislators, including 6 ministers from the Kamal Nath govt, are allegedly in the safekeeping of a senior BJP leader in Bengaluru. 

On 90th anniversary of Dandi March, Congress to take out ‘Gandhi Sandesh Yatra’

ANI -
The 27-day yatra will begin at Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are set to be part of it.
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