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

Amid fears that he may quit, Azharuddin made president of Telangana Congress

Neelam Pandey -
Cricketer-turned-politician Mohammed Azharuddin's appointment comes ahead of the 7 December assembly election in Telangana. New Delhi: Former MP and cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin was made the working...

Dear troubled liberal, don’t fear the Congress party

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While BJP doesn’t even pretend to be secular, Congress remains the safest refuge for minorities in India.

New GDP data has more credibility, says Arun Jaitley

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The finance minister hit back at Congress criticism and stressed that the revision of GDP is a conventional exercise carried out by a credible institution like the CSO.

IAS officer handpicked by Congress’ Jairam Ramesh in rural ministry joins BJP

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No ‘soft Hindutva’ in Telangana as Congress goes all out to court all religions

Neelam Pandey -
Congress manifesto promises monthly honorarium for imams, salary for temple priests on par with state staff and efforts to get SC status for Dalit Christians.

What are ‘gotras’ all about & how Rahul Gandhi gets ‘Dattatreya gotra’

Ratnadeep Choudhary -
According to Hindu tradition, gotra is traced back to the seven Vedic sages, and in some castes, gotras were created by professions and not by birth.

Can Congress-BJP sway state polls with freebies or are they failing to read voters’ minds?

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All major political parties in the state elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram have promised freebies and doles during the campaigns...

Women voters in Madhya Pradesh want jobs, not sanitary napkins and cooking gas

Anirvan Chowdhury -
Madhya Pradesh revealed a fundamental disconnect between party perceptions and women voters’ expectations.

BJP is more interested in Sachar Report on Muslims than Congress now

Hilal Ahmed -
Once a Congress project, Sachar Report is now a tool for BJP to beat it with.

After BJP & RSS leaders, Modi too drags Supreme Court into Ram temple politics

Ritika Jain -
PM Narendra Modi links Congress move to impeach Dipak Misra to the former CJI's refusal to postpone the Ayodhya hearing to after 2019 elections.
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