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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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Amit Shah orders BJP Delhi unit to shake off complacency and work toward capturing 51% vote

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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Quest for Equity’

ThePrint Team -
The Congress will hold a three-day international conference in Bengaluru from July 21 to 23 on ‘Reclaiming Social Justice, Revisiting Ambdekar’, will culminate in a possible blueprint for a ‘common minimum programme’ for a united opposition ahead of 2019. ANUBHUTI VISHNOI

Congress won’t name candidate for vice president poll, leaves it to other opposition parties

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
After naming the candidate for presidential polls, Congress asks other opposition parties to take the lead and name the vice presidential candidate.  ANUBHUTI VISHNOI 

Before taking charge of party, Rahul Gandhi takes charge of his loyalists

Ruhi Tewari -
The Congress vice president has put together a core team of young politicians to advise him, implement his agenda and enjoy unhindered access to him. RUHI TEWARI

Congress was a divided house on GST launch boycott

Ruhi Tewari -
Leaders such as Chidambaram and Jyotiraditya Scindia did not want the party to boycott the GST launch. But the line of Sonia and Rahul prevailed. RUHI TEWARI

Electoral bonds back in the spotlight after fresh criticism from Chief Election Commissioner

Anubhuti Vishnoi -
The outgoing CEC's demand for transparency in election funding sparks a debate

People are anxious about Presidential election because two Dalits are fighting over an unreserved post, says Meira Kumar

Rajgopal Singh -
Meira Kumar is fighting an uphill battle against NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind. But after filing her nomination for the presidential election on July...

In Punjab a “disgraced” pagri sparks surprising bonhomie between AAP and arch-foe SAD

Chitleen K Sethi -
The new-found love between AAP and the Akalis could disrupt the political strategies of all parties in the coming weeks. Chitleen K Sethi

Rahul Gandhi’s imminent promotion is more talk, less of a certainty

Ruhi Tewari -
Contrary to reports, the Congress is still undecided over Rahul Gandhi replacing his mother as Congress president. The quandary, as in the past, seems to be about timing. RUHI TEWARI
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