INC

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political party

INC is a major Indian political party, historically associated with the country’s independence movement and governance after independence.

Aliases (1)

Indian National Congress ×49

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political party →
abbreviation	INC →
alsoKnownAs	Congress → Congress Party →
associatedWith	Indian independence movement →
contestsElectionsIn	Lok Sabha → state legislative assemblies →
country	India →
countryOfHeadquarters	India →
dominantPartySystemPeriod	1950s → 1960s → 1970s →
firstPrimeMinisterFromParty	Jawaharlal Nehru →
firstPrimeMinisterTermStart	1947 →
flag	horizontal tricolour with hand symbol in the centre →
foundedIn	Bombay Presidency → Mumbai →
foundedOn	1885-12-28 →
founder	Allan Octavian Hume → Dadabhai Naoroji → Dinshaw Wacha →
governedCountry	India →
governedFrom	1947 →
governedTo	several decades after independence →
governingLevel	national →
hasStudentWing	National Students’ Union of India →
hasTradeUnionWing	Indian National Trade Union Congress →
hasWomenWing	All India Mahila Congress →
hasYouthWing	Indian Youth Congress →
headquarters	24 Akbar Road, New Delhi →
ideology	Indian nationalism → centre-left politics → secularism → social democracy →
nationalAlliance	Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance →
notableLeader	Indira Gandhi → Jawaharlal Nehru → Mahatma Gandhi → Rahul Gandhi → Rajiv Gandhi → Sonia Gandhi → Vallabhbhai Patel →
partyColour	tricolour →
partySymbol	right hand with palm facing front →
politicalPosition	centre to centre-left →
registrationAuthority	Election Commission of India →
roleInHistory	leading role in India’s struggle for independence from British rule →
shortName	INC →
statusWithElectionCommission	national party →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Indian National Congress → Indian National Congress → Indian National Congress →	abbreviation
Indian National Congress →	shortName