Indian National Congress

Just last year, Rahul Gandhi and the once-powerful party he led, the Indian National Congress, seemed to be on the ropes and little threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s consolidation of political power.

The Indian National Congress, the main opposition, did better than expected.

The Indian National Congress, the main opposition, was doing better than expected.

The opposition alliance, led by the Indian National Congress Party, took 235 seats.

In India’s last general election, in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party won 303 of 543 parliamentary seats — nearly six times as many as the main opposition party, the Indian National Congress.