India
Indian National Congress
Social liberalism / social democracy
Positions itself as a secular, pluralist party in the Nehruvian constitutional tradition. Its recent manifestos emphasise rights-based welfare guarantees, employment programmes, a caste census, civil liberties and federalism, within a mixed economy.
- Founded
- 1885
- Positions as of
- 2024 Lok Sabha manifesto
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Wealth and inequality
Proposes legal guarantees including an urban employment programme, a minimum support price framework and direct transfers to poor households.
Religion and the state
Commits to constitutional secularism and to the protection of minority rights and personal law.
Power and its limits
Emphasises federalism, institutional independence and the repeal or amendment of laws it describes as restricting civil liberties.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Well documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Well documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Documented
Religion and the state
Evidence: Well documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Well documented
Environment and growth
Evidence: Documented
Crime and punishment
Evidence: Documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Nyay Patra: Lok Sabha Election Manifesto 2024 · Indian National Congress · 2024
- Constitution and Rules of the Indian National Congress · Indian National Congress
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