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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.

Morarji Desai, the prime minister for whom time in PMO was ‘tougher than prison’

Ratnadeep Choudhary - 10 April, 2019

Morarji Desai, India's first non-Congress PM, was the only Indian who won the Bharat Ratna & Pakistan's highest civilian award — the Nishan-e-Pakistan.

India needs a new consensus on growth and opportunity

Bloomberg View - 10 April, 2019

India awaits the change Modi promised in 2014. This ought to start with Indian manufacturing, particularly for exports.

These are the winners & losers of the BJP and Congress election manifestos

Vrishti Beniwal - 9 April, 2019

Infrastructure, manufacturers, farmers & the poor stand to gain irrespective of who wins. Loan defaulters will be biggest losers.

BJP’s unfulfilled promise of ‘achhe din’ and the politics of populism

ThePrint Team - 9 April, 2019

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

Modi blames Congress for creation of Pakistan, says it wants a separate PM for J&K

PTI - 9 April, 2019

At a rally in Latur, Prime Minister Modi accused the Congress of having a manifesto that "speaks the same language as Pakistan."

Rahul should give up SPG cover if he thinks terrorism isn’t a poll issue: Sushma Swaraj

PTI - 9 April, 2019

Union minister Sushma Swaraj said the Congress' election manifesto clearly reflects that the party doesn't think terrorism is a problem.

BJP’s last-minute release of manifesto betrays its contempt for voters

B.S. Nagaraj - 9 April, 2019

Election Commission will do well to mandate that all parties release their manifestos on the same day & much before elections.

Few alliances that Congress is stitching will also be undone by mahagathbandhan cracks

Gopal Krishna Agarwal - 9 April, 2019

While there is a complete uncertainty about the so-called mahagathbandhan led by Congress, the NDA already has the support of 39 political parties.

It’s more politics, less music in the battle of the BJP & Congress campaign songs

Nandita Singh - 9 April, 2019

The BJP’s song is all smiles and nationalism, while the Congress number is the angry Indian’s call for justice.

Indian leaders are testing controversial economic ideas of American politicians

Andy Mukherjee - 9 April, 2019

Income payout schemes of Congress & BJP have a strong resemblance to controversial ideas of US politicians Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Andrew Yang.

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