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Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/-In-Numbers-The-Rise-of-BJP-and-decline-of-Congress/articleshow/52341190.cms</ref> Congress is a "big tent" party whose platform is generally considered in the centre to centre-left of Indian politics.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uuAtazupnAC&pg=PA379&redir_esc=y</ref> <ref>https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-political-science/article/abs/political-cycles-political-institutions-and-public-expenditure-in-india-19802000/C6384169F0E687FA6BB383F9F08C30C7</ref> Congress social policy is based upon the Gandhian principle of Sarvodaya–the lifting up of all sections of society–which involves the improvement of the lives of economically underprivileged and socially marginalised people.<ref>https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/in-decline-mode-congress-struggles-with-a-crisis-of-purpose</ref> <ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/goa/political-parties/indian-national-congress/articleshow/57064979.cms</ref> | Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/-In-Numbers-The-Rise-of-BJP-and-decline-of-Congress/articleshow/52341190.cms</ref> Congress is a "big tent" party whose platform is generally considered in the centre to centre-left of Indian politics.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uuAtazupnAC&pg=PA379&redir_esc=y</ref> <ref>https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-political-science/article/abs/political-cycles-political-institutions-and-public-expenditure-in-india-19802000/C6384169F0E687FA6BB383F9F08C30C7</ref> Congress social policy is based upon the Gandhian principle of Sarvodaya–the lifting up of all sections of society–which involves the improvement of the lives of economically underprivileged and socially marginalised people.<ref>https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/in-decline-mode-congress-struggles-with-a-crisis-of-purpose</ref> <ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/goa/political-parties/indian-national-congress/articleshow/57064979.cms</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
Indian national Congress established when 72 delegates from all over country met at Bombay at 1885.The prominent among those were Dadabhai Naoroji , Surendranath Banerjee,Badruddin Tyabji ,W C Bonnerji, S.Subramanya Iyer, Romesh Chandra Dutt.Some British stood with Indians in fight and struggle for independence. A O Hume, retired British officer and servant was one of member of [[Indian National Congress]]. He realized grievances Indian were rising and feared .Until the time India gained its independence on 15 August 1947, the Indian National Congress (INC)was the central and defining influence and plateform where Indians put their grievances.<ref>https://archive.org/details/TheHistoryOfTheIndianNationalCongress</ref> | |||
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| President | Sonia Gandhi |
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The Indian National Congress is a major Indian political party. The party was founded in 1885.[1] It is the largest constituent party of the UPA, a coalition of Indian political parties that form the opposition against the ruling NDA coalition. The party's chairperson is Sonia Gandhi. It has registered its worst performance in an election in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] Congress is a "big tent" party whose platform is generally considered in the centre to centre-left of Indian politics.[3] [4] Congress social policy is based upon the Gandhian principle of Sarvodaya–the lifting up of all sections of society–which involves the improvement of the lives of economically underprivileged and socially marginalised people.[5] [6]
History
Indian national Congress established when 72 delegates from all over country met at Bombay at 1885.The prominent among those were Dadabhai Naoroji , Surendranath Banerjee,Badruddin Tyabji ,W C Bonnerji, S.Subramanya Iyer, Romesh Chandra Dutt.Some British stood with Indians in fight and struggle for independence. A O Hume, retired British officer and servant was one of member of Indian National Congress. He realized grievances Indian were rising and feared .Until the time India gained its independence on 15 August 1947, the Indian National Congress (INC)was the central and defining influence and plateform where Indians put their grievances.[7]
References
- ↑ IH Qureshi, 'Indian Politics: A History 1962
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/-In-Numbers-The-Rise-of-BJP-and-decline-of-Congress/articleshow/52341190.cms
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uuAtazupnAC&pg=PA379&redir_esc=y
- ↑ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-political-science/article/abs/political-cycles-political-institutions-and-public-expenditure-in-india-19802000/C6384169F0E687FA6BB383F9F08C30C7
- ↑ https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/in-decline-mode-congress-struggles-with-a-crisis-of-purpose
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/goa/political-parties/indian-national-congress/articleshow/57064979.cms
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/TheHistoryOfTheIndianNationalCongress
