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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.

After key posts to Priyanka & Scindia, Congress to field ‘young, energetic’ leaders in UP

Neelam Pandey - 24 January, 2019

Congress wants to focus on candidates below 50 and 40 years as it looks to energise a stagnant Uttar Pradesh unit.

All the media loves a dynast called Priyanka Gandhi

Simrin Sirur - 24 January, 2019

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When TV channels talked about Priyanka, not Chopra but Gandhi

Shailaja Bajpai - 24 January, 2019

News channels pecked at Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment as general secretary, East UP for the Congress.

Priyanka Gandhi, the poll campaigner who can get angry voters smiling in a minute

Neelam Pandey - 24 January, 2019

There are countless stories about Priyanka Gandhi’s empathetic public outreach, something the Congress is counting on to revive its fortunes in UP.

What’s your idea of India, I asked Priyanka Gandhi. It’s complicated, she said

Jyoti Malhotra - 24 January, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi is tasked with demolishing the BJP in its stronghold, but there is no question of her upstaging her brother.

By choosing Modi & Yogi’s turf, Priyanka signals she’s a dynast with a difference

Shekhar Gupta - 24 January, 2019

Priyanka's choice of political challenge & timing underline an audacity rare among risk-averse dynasties. But that won't be enough to revive Congress in eastern UP.

BJP readies ‘cautious’ strategy as Congress throws Priyanka Vadra googly

Ruhi Tewari - 23 January, 2019

BJP wants to ensure a guarded approach, harping on ‘dynasty’ and ‘entitlement’ factors, but no direct attack on Priyanka.

Is Priyanka Gandhi Congress’ brahmastra for 2019 or will Vadra scandals weigh her down?

ThePrint Team - 23 January, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been appointed as the general secretary of Uttar Pradesh (East) months before the Lok Sabha elections. She will be taking...

BSP-SP alliance spooked Congress so much that it brought out Brahmastra Priyanka Gandhi

Shivam Vij - 23 January, 2019

Priyanka could energise Congress cadres, but can she take on the might of a united SP-BSP alliance?

Kya main buddhi dikhti hoon — Priyanka Vadra had asked Narendra Modi

Moushumi Das Gupta - 23 January, 2019

As Priyanka Gandhi Vadra makes her political debut, ThePrint recalls five famous comments by her.

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