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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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One dynasty dimming

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The inability to counter or challenge the rise of new political dynasties is the Congress party's biggest failure.

First family, second nature

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What is it about the Congress that the moment a member of the Gandhi family is attacked, it loses its political judgment, instinct, discretion? It ceases to respond like a political party.

The PC option

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India's finance ministry is a den of vindictive incompetence. It needs a tough, unforgiving, sharp, no-nonsense & thick-skinned leader, and you'll find these features on Chidambaram's CV.

Shoot me, the messenger

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While there is a lot of praise for the great work the media has done in busting corruption, fighting social evils & improving transparency and accountability, our arrogance has grown into hubris.

BJP, the lonely

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UPA is sinking, but the BJP is adrift, having failed to reconfigure itself to a changing urban India.

They just didn’t get it

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India has changed. It will vote for those who understand, respect and embrace this change with humility, not hubris.

Smirks that speak and a doctor with no prescription

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Congress has a Very Angry Young Man, BJP has too many angry old men.

Blunder Janata Party

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In its UP campaign, BJP has displayed all the weaknesses usually chronic to Congress: lack of a clear CM candidate, infighting, absence of a grassroots organisation & agenda.

House of hubris

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The Congress' arrogance and mismanagement has broken Indian politics and, even worse, shows no signs of improvement.
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