Indian National Congress

centrist-liberal political party in India
Organization political_party Q10225
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Indian National Congress

Summary

Indian National Congress is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 0.059% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,861 views/month, #6 of 10,192).[2]

Key Facts

  • Indian National Congress was a member of Socialist International[3].
  • Indian National Congress was a member of Progressive Alliance[4].
  • Indian National Congress is in the country of India[5].
  • Indian National Congress's instance of is recorded as political party[6].
  • Indian National Congress's founder is recorded as Allan Hume[7].
  • Indian National Congress's founder is recorded as Dadabhai Naoroji[8].
  • Indian National Congress's founder is recorded as Dinshaw Edulji Wacha[9].
  • Indian National Congress's headquarters location is recorded as CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ[10].
  • Indian National Congress is part of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance[11].
  • Indian National Congress's Commons category is recorded as Indian National Congress[12].
  • Indian National Congress is the opposite of Bharatiya Janata Party[13].
  • Indian National Congress's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 00BFFF[14].
  • Indian National Congress's chairperson is recorded as Mallikarjun Kharge[15].
  • +1885-12-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Indian National Congress[16].
  • Indian National Congress's location of formation is recorded as Mumbai[17].
  • Indian National Congress's official website is recorded as https://www.inc.in/[18].
  • Indian National Congress's official website is recorded as https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/sonia-gandhi.html[19].
  • Indian National Congress's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Indian National Congress[20].
  • Indian National Congress's Commons gallery is recorded as Indian National Congress[21].
  • Indian National Congress's political ideology is recorded as Third Way[22].
  • Indian National Congress's political ideology is recorded as secularism[23].
  • Indian National Congress's political ideology is recorded as civic nationalism[24].
  • Indian National Congress's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[25].
  • Indian National Congress's legal form is recorded as national level Indian political party[26].
  • Indian National Congress's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Allan Hume[7], Dadabhai Naoroji[8], and Dinshaw Edulji Wacha[9]. +1885-12-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Indian National Congress[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Mumbai[17].

Identity

Indian National Congress is part of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance[11]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'INC'}[28], {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'இதேகா'}[29], and {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'कांग्रेस'}[30].

Leadership

Indian National Congress's chairperson is recorded as Mallikarjun Kharge[15].

Operations

Indian National Congress's headquarters location is recorded as CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ[10].

Why It Matters

Indian National Congress ranks in the top 0.059% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,861 views/month, #6 of 10,192).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] . socialistinternational.org. Retrieved . socialistinternational.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . progressive-alliance.info. Retrieved . progressive-alliance.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . hindustantimes.com. hindustantimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Official website https://www.inc.in/, https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/sonia-gandhi.html
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