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Indian Naitional Congress

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Indian Naitional Congress
PresesMallikarjun Kharge
Pairlamentar ChairpersonSonia Gandhi[1]
Lok Sabha leaderAdhir Ranjan Chowdhury [2]
Rajya Sabha leaderMallikarjun Kharge
(Leader o the Opposeetion)[3]
Foondit28 December 1885; 138 years ago (1885-12-28)
Heidquarters24, Akbar Road, New Delhi
Student weengNaitional Students Union o Indie
Youth weengIndian Youth Congress
Weemen's weengMahila Congress
Labour weengIndian Naitional Trade Union Congress
IdeologyPopulism
Indian Nationalism
(Liberal naitionalism)
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Gandhian socialism
Progressivism
Internal factions:
 • Social liberalism
 • Secularism
 • Centrism
 • Social conservatism
Poleetical poseetionCentre-left[4]
Internaitional affiliationProgressive Alliance[5]
ColoursAqua
ECI StatusNaitional Pairty[6]
AllianceUnitit Progressive Alliance (UPA)
Seats in Lok Sabha
50 / 545
(currently 541 members + 1 speaker)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
40 / 245
(currently 238 members)[7]
Website
www.inc.in

The Indian Naitional Congress (Aboot this soondpronunciation  abbreviatit INC, an commonly kent as the Congress) is ane o the twa major poleetical pairties in Indie, the ither bein the Bharatiya Janata Pairty (BJP).

References

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  1. "A day before Rahul takes over, Sonia says she'll retire". The Hindu. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. "After Rahul Gandhi refuses, Congress names Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as its leader in Lok Sabha: Reports". Times Now. 18 Juin 2019. Retrieved 18 Juin 2019.
  3. Politics hidden (8 Juin 2014). "Ghulam Nabi Azad named Congress party leader in Rajya Sabha". Firstpost. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. "Indian National Congress - about INC, history, symbol, leaders and more". Elections.in. 7 Februar 2014. Archived frae the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 3 Mey 2014.
  5. Expected Participants Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, Progressive Alliance
  6. "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 9 Mey 2013.
  7. "STRENGTHWISE PARTY POSITION IN THE RAJYA SABHA". Rajya Sabha. Archived frae the original on 6 Juin 2017. Retrieved 14 Julie 2018.