Indian National Congress
centrist-liberal political party in India
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Summary
Indian National Congress is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 0.059% of political party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,150 views/month, #6 of 10,192).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Socialist International[3], Progressive Alliance[4]
- Country: India[5]
- Founder: Allan Hume[6], Dadabhai Naoroji[7], Dinshaw Edulji Wacha[8]
- Headquarters location: CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ[9]
- Part of: Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance[10]
- Commons category: Indian National Congress[11]
- Opposite of: Bharatiya Janata Party[12]
- SRGB color hex triplet: 00BFFF[13]
- Chairperson: Mallikarjun Kharge[14]
- Inception: December 28, 1885[15]
- Location of formation: Mumbai[16]
- Official website: https://inc.in[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Indian National Congress[18]
- Commons gallery: Indian National Congress[19]
- Political ideology: Third Way[20], secularism[21], civic nationalism[22]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[23]
- Legal form: national level Indian political party[24]
- Native label: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस[25]
- Short name: INC[26], இதேகா[27], कांग्रेस[28]
- Owner of: National Herald[29]
- Different from: Indian National Congress[30]
- Youth wing: Indian Youth Congress[31]
- Member category: Category:Indian National Congress politicians[32]
- Social media followers: 7,463,051[33], 6,582,447[34], 8,464,504[35], 9,181,396[36]
- Electoral symbol: hand[37]
Why It Matters
Indian National Congress has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]