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Leader RAHUL GANDHI
Founded 1885
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Ideology LEFT, MINORITY APPEASEMENT
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See also Politics of India

Political parties in India
Elections in India

Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India.

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Created in 1885 by A. O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji and Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, the Indian National Congress became the nation's leader in the Independence Movement, with over 15 million Indians involved in its organizations and over 70 million participants in its struggle against the British Empire. After independence in 1947, it became the nation's dominant political party, only challenged for leadership in more recent decades. In the 14th Lok Sabha (2004-2009), 145 INC members, the largest contingent amongst all parties, serve in the house. The party is currently the chief member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition supported by the Left Front.

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