Congress party

Cultural

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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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

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

From Barron's

Congress party MP Rahul Gandhi has described him as "a hero of India" who is "fighting for the constitution and humanity".

From BBC

Scrawled on its spine were the words "Collections of Photographs of Old Congress Party- K. L. Nursey."

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"About 5kg of gold has been stolen," Congress party's VD Satheesan, who is the leader of the opposition in the state legislative assembly, told the BBC.

From BBC

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