Congress party

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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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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

Born to a lower middle class family in Kolkata, Banerjee entered politics through the student wing of the Congress party.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

The protests toppled Marxist leader KP Sharma Oli's government, in which Thapa's centrist Nepali Congress party had the biggest share of seats.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 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

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 Charles Ramsdell Lingley