Congress party

Cultural  

1. A political party in India, formally the Indian National Congress, established in the late nineteenth century. It was the party of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. After India achieved independence from Britain in 1947, the Congress party dominated India's politics for two decades.

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Example Sentences

Born in Purba Medinipur district in 1970 into one of Bengal's most influential political families, he emerged through the Congress party before joining the TMC during its years as an anti-Left force.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Another AI-generated video that circulated on TikTok purported to show Gagan Thapa, leader of the Nepali Congress party, urging voters to back a rival party.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

A senior figure of India's Congress party, Priyanka Gandhi, had criticised Modi's visit before he arrived in Israel.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Karnataka, of which Bengaluru is the capital is currently run by the Congress party.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

Among people outside of Congress party lines were more commonly broken than in the Senate, and members of that body were deluged with petitions and correspondence for and against ratification.

From The United States Since the Civil War by Lingley, Charles Ramsdell