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Topic: Congress

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, is an attempt to bring together opposition parties against the BJP government for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The Indian election story of focussing on NRI voters, not doing enough for domestic migrants

Sanjeev Ahluwalia - 12 May, 2019

To deal with widespread elite complaints of EVMs being hacked, EC enabled printing of vote — never mind that one-third voters can’t read.

Delhi’s oldest voter 111-year-old Bachan Singh casts his vote

PTI - 12 May, 2019

Till the last assembly elections in 2015, the centenarian cycled to the polling booth to cast his vote.

12 highlights from Rahul Gandhi interview: On Hindu terror, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, others

Neelam Pandey - 11 May, 2019

In an interview with ThePrint, Congress Rahul president speaks about issues surrounding the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Supreme Court’s ‘stinking’ clean chit, and bed of thorns for Rahul Gandhi

Soham Sen - 11 May, 2019

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

EC under ‘tremendous pressure’ from Modi, Congress doesn’t expect fairness: Rahul Gandhi

Neelam Pandey - 11 May, 2019

Rahul Gandhi speaks to ThePrint in an exclusive interview about 'Modi imprint' on Supreme Court and other institutions, and an undercurrent of anger against the PM.

BJP distorting truth to hide its failures, says Congress leader Sam Pitroda

PTI - 10 May, 2019

Sam Pitroda and the Congress have been under fire from the BJP which alleged that Pitroda had dismissed the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by saying, "Hua to hua, kya hua (it's happened, so what).

A perfect ‘100’ in Board exams and Modi as ‘King Chowkidar’

Soham Sen - 10 May, 2019

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Modi’s BJP has learnt the hard lessons & 2019 is not going to be like 1996

Seshadri Chari - 10 May, 2019

It was advantage BJP in 1996 and yet the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government lasted just 13 days.

Fingers crossed in Congress as party surveys suggest it will top 2004 tally

ThePrint Team - 10 May, 2019

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Sudhakarrao Naik, the CM who failed to tackle Bombay riots after Babri Masjid demolition

Ratnadeep Choudhary - 10 May, 2019

Congress leader Sudhakarrao Naik, who died on 10 May 2001, was famous for cracking down on the underworld as the chief minister of Maharashtra.

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