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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.

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Solo in Bengal after 19 years, how Congress finally pulled the chute on its alliance with Left

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From the very outset of a meeting with top brass, Pradesh Congress chief Subhankar Sarkar was in favour of the party contesting polls all by itself.

The Modi Lok Sabha speech that never happened: Why Speaker Om Birla ‘urged PM not to come’

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The Lower House of Parliament passed the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address through a voice vote, with PM Modi not replying to the discussion.

‘My traitor friend’: Who’s Ravneet Bittu, BJP minister who faced Rahul dig & then refused a handshake

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The issue has since snowballed into a political standoff, with the BJP holding a press conference and accusing Gandhi of ‘crossing all boundaries of civility, decency and dignity’.

‘Blind’ Budget: Congress says Centre ignored jobs, growth and Economic Survey

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'If the government had read the Economic Survey, it appears to have chosen to ignore it and fall back on its favourite pastime of throwing words, usually acronyms, at people,” Chidambaram said.

Inside Rahul-Kanimozhi meet: An easing of tensions, and DMK’s softening stance on a big Congress ask

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In 2021 Tamil Nadu polls, DMK won 133 of state’s 234 constituencies, enabling it to form government without the support of allies. The Congress was allotted 25 seats and won 18.

The great pre-poll ‘patch-up’: What happened at Tharoor’s meeting with Rahul & Kharge

Sourav Roy Barman -
Tharoor’s absence from a meeting of Congress high command & its Kerala leadership had deepened concerns within party that its ties with Thiruvananthapuram MP were nearing breaking point.

Congress calls India’s GDP numbers ‘suspect’, alleges manipulation by Modi govt

Sourav Roy Barman -
In AICC report ‘Real State of the Economy 2026’, Congress flags ‘central contradiction’ in economy, calls for data review pointing to jobs, FDI, manufacturing slump & inequality.

Why row over new UGC equity rules has put Congress in a quandary

Sourav Roy Barman -
Even leaders closely aligned with Rahul Gandhi’s emphasis on caste and social justice have stopped short of openly endorsing the rules.

Armed with an Advani throwback, Congress slams Modi govt over Rahul, Kharge seating at R-Day parade

Sourav Roy Barman -
Not first time a row has erupted over perceived slight to Rahul at official events. During 2024 Independence Day ceremony at Red Fort, the seat designated for him was in the 5th row.
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