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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.

Mayawati’s decision not to ally with Congress in MP will not impact our prospects: Rahul Gandhi

PTI - 5 October, 2018

Rahul Gandhi however, suggested that in national elections both the parties will come together particularly in Uttar Pradesh.

Data shows how Mayawati rebuff could push Congress into corner in Chhattisgarh & MP

Pragya Kaushika - 4 October, 2018

BJP, worried about consolidation of Dalit votes with a Congress-BSP alliance, is now less concerned and is re-strategising after Mayawati’s move to go it alone.

Mayawati dumps Congress, and farmers are at the receiving end

Rupanwita Bhattacharjee - 4 October, 2018

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Mayawati’s outburst at Congress has BJP laughing all the way to the booth

Ruhi Tewari - 4 October, 2018

Ahead of 2019, Uttar Pradesh BJP will highlight the message of the ‘fragility and instability’ of a grand alliance it its ground-level campaign.

2 WhatsApp episodes signalled Divya Spandana isn’t part of Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter universe

Rama Lakshmi - 4 October, 2018

Divya Spandana is not Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter guru.

In Mayawati’s selfish politics, there’s no room for opposition unity

Kumar Anshuman - 4 October, 2018

BSP supremo Mayawati has always preferred to maintain a reasonable distance from the bogey of so-called ‘opposition unity’.

BJP struggled to retain Gujarat despite spending 2.5 times more than Congress

Manasi Phadke - 3 October, 2018

BJP, which spent Rs 115 cr, returned to power with 99 seats, its lowest tally in two decades. Congress, which improved count, spent Rs 48.97 cr.

Mayawati gives mahagathbandhan a reality check

ThePrint Team - 3 October, 2018

The 50-word Edit — ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

It’s advantage BJP as Mayawati snubs ‘arrogant’ Congress

D.K. Singh - 3 October, 2018

BSP decision to fly solo in MP, Rajasthan may have immediate fallout for Congress but it’s 2019 — read Uttar Pradesh — that’s at stake here.

Supreme Court left it to Parliament to clean up politics, but Congress & BJP won’t do it

Maneesh Chhibber - 3 October, 2018

History suggests major political parties, be it Congress or BJP, are on the same page over this contentious issue.

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