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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.

Kanhaiya Kumar’s no-show adds to Congress woes in Okhla as AIMIM gains traction against AAP  

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Congress leaders say they are unhappy with the choice of candidate. As Muslim vote splits between Congress, AAP & AIMIM, BJP eyes opportunity to win seat.

Fact Check: Priyanka Gandhi wasn’t smiling after tribal woman’s death. Edited picture is viral

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Welcome relief to middle class, but what about remaining 141 crore Indians?—Congress on budget

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Congress's Chidambaram says BJP designed Union budget to appeal to middle class and poll-bound Bihar, slams 'cruelest cuts' in allocations for SC, ST, OBC and minorities.

BJP spent Rs 1,737 crore on 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Rs 680 crore more than 7 oppn parties combined

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BJP’s expenditure rose by 37%, up from Rs 1,264.33 crore in 2019. While Rs 1,492.39 cr went on general propaganda, Rs 245.29 cr went on its 441 candidates.

Congress is not a ‘vote cutter’ party. It’s reviving in Delhi

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Kejriwal positions himself as a heroic individual battling a corrupt system. Elected officials are just distractions and a citizen’s only responsibility is to be grateful.

Who is Congress MP Rakesh Rathore & why political rivals are silent over his arrest in rape case

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Rathore had allegedly been absconding since the registration of the FIR. His arrest came a day after the Allahabad HC rejected his petition for anticipatory bail.

Rahul says Congress’s fight for Dalits weakened post 1990s—period covering Rao & Singh’s tenures as PM

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Speaking at an event organised by Dalit influencers, Rahul Gandhi said, Congress fought for rights of Dalits, backward castes & adivasis with more zeal under Indira Gandhi.

Why BJP’s Anurag Thakur thinks Rahul Gandhi is ‘double-dating’ in this Delhi election

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BJP MP Anurag Thakur argues there is distinction between ‘freebies’ offered by AAP and ‘welfare promises’ of BJP; says Delhiites will never pick someone who will run govt from jail.

Rahul, Kejriwal intensify Congress-AAP tussle with no-holds barred attacks ahead of Delhi polls

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Calling Kejriwal & Sisodia ‘liquor scam architects’, Rahul terms Congress-AAP fight ‘battle of ideologies’. Kejriwal hits back, asks why Gandhis were not arrested in National Herald case.
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