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But his critics say that Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Congress party, is the power behind the throne vetting all his decisions.

But the Congress Party is taking no chances, and is busy trying to cobble together parliamentary support to ensure its survival.

His Congress party said he would still lead it into a general election due by May.

A good showing by the Congress party, which leads the governing coalition, may encourage it to call national elections.

Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born leader of the ruling Congress party, has twice picked him to rule in her stead.

His bid for a second five-year term was rejected by the ruling Congress party which, political analysts say, wanted a party loyalist.

Mr. Chandy is Christian and led the Congress Party and its coalition partners to a narrow victory in state elections recently.

Congress party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters, 'Please do not judge the Games . . . before they are held. '

Congress Party spokesman, Rajiv Shukla says the party can easily pick up the support it needs to craft a workable coalition.

Top Congress Party leaders are also discussing the formation of the Cabinet, which is expected to see the induction of some younger leaders.

Wen asked Menon to convey his greetings to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the President of the Indian Congress Party Sonia Gandhi.

IN TWO bruising state elections last month, India's Congress Party suffered at the hands of voters angry about rising food prices.

His Congress Party leads the coalition that governs the world's largest democracy and elections are expected to be held within five months.

The head of India's ruling Congress Party, Sonia Gandhi, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and media magnate Rupert Murdoch were also named.

Suresh Kalmadi, a major figure in the governing Congress Party, is holed up in Jail 4.

If poverty were to magically disappear in India, the Congress party might lose its reason to exist.

India's Congress party-led government has survived a vote of confidence over a civilian nuclear deal with the US.

His views, albeit hawkish, are respected by the current Congress party-led government and carry weight with the diplomatic community.

Across Andhra Pradesh, a Congress party stronghold, thousands went on snap fasts, staged sit-ins, blocked roads and formed human chains.

African National Congress party spokesman Keith Khoza said there is "no need to worry" and that Mandela's treatment was pre-planned.

Mr Gandhi had defected from the family's Congress party and was standing for the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party.

This presents the Congress party, which runs India's central government, with a dilemma.

National Congress Party has been growing concern across the country county economic development.

With rising incomes, says Sonia Gandhi, head of the ruling Congress party, India is witnessing a shrinking moral universe.

Within Congress, party discipline is less strictly observed in the American system than in parliamentary systems.

The ruling Congress party kept the crowds at a distance, or got the police to disperse them with tear gas and rifle fire.

Better yet, for the opposition, the leaders of the ruling Congress Party are floundering in response.

A spokesperson for the ruling Congress Party, Jayanti Natarajan, says a group of nine senior ministers will examine the issue.

Only six years ago, the Communists were kingmakers whose support enabled the Congress Party to form a rickety coalition national government.

One cheer for Sonia Gandhi, president of India's Congress party and chairman of its ruling coalition.

Even within Singh's Congress Party, a majority of leaders were clamoring for an end to talks with Pakistan.

She presides, from the wings, over a weak and unstable coalition, led by her Congress party.

Today such radicalism seems alien, even though Mr Singh is prime minister, heading a coalition led by the Congress party.

Mr Singh's Congress party last week secured critical support for the nuclear deal from the Samajwadi party, a regional party.

In its February budget presentation, the Congress Party-led government pledged to cut its deficit to a still hefty 5. 5% of GDP.

The ruling Congress party performed badly in elections this week in the state of Bihar.

India's ruling Congress party has submitted its own version of the anti-corruption bill demanded by Hazare.

Congress Party leaders say they will focus on the polite of the pour, India's security, and promoting tolerance between hindus and muslims.

It also carries through on campaign pledges by the Congress party, which leads the governing coalition.

Monetary authorities have little leeway given the Congress Party's demands for both high growth and cheap deficit financing.

Officials from President Omar al-Bashir's National Congress Party were saying similar things in separate interviews.

Initial results show the centrist Nepal Congress Party leading in about half of the districts in the capital.

In this election, al-Bashir's National Congress Party led by candidate won the governorships and state legislative majority.

Mr Bashir and his henchmen in the National Congress Party (NCP) are genuinely fearful of elections.

Criticism is mounting of the ruling Congress party's economic management over the past three years.

'His reputation and the integrity of the Congress party have been dented. '

Then the opposition Nepali Congress Party expects to move into government to oversee elections.

The Nepali Congress party, which led the interim coalition government, wants a figurehead president.

When the program was inaugurated, Prime Minister Singh and Mrs. Gandhi, the Congress Party's left-leaning leader, attended the ceremony.

Senior Indian officials from India's ruling Congress party accuse Shiv Sena of stoking the rallies for political gain.

In several recent state elections, though, the Congress party has suffered bruising defeats.

The issue is politically touchy for India's coalition government, led by the Congress party.

Second, the central government, a coalition run by the Congress party, must share the blame.

A series of scandals over the past year has paralysed the Congress party-led government and severely dented India's appeal to investors.

That means Mrs. Gandhi , the Congress Party president, may be compelled to push forward her 38 -year-old son, Rahul .

Meanwhile, the opposition Nepali Congress party says authorities have arrested more than 600 activists to prevent planned demonstrations.

A senior Congress Party member, Rahul Gandhi, defended the government, saying it was impossible to provide completely airtight security.

Hope the Congress party gives you a key cabinet post. India needs more professionals like you in politics.

Such entitlements have helped the Congress Party win votes, especially in rural areas.

Six years earlier Mrs Gandhi had used the politics of religion to benefit her Congress party in Punjab.

Both they and the SPLM believe the electoral process has been rigged in favor of President Omar al-Bashir's National Congress Party.

Others in the Congress party are convinced the civil society campaign has been hijacked by extremists.

The ruling Congress party recently suffered in state elections.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Congress party won the most seats in parliament since 1991 in results announced last month.

The Congress party's ruling coalition had won an emphatic victory at the polls.

As for as India is concerned, China can just bribe its ruling Congress Party and do anything.

The most ruling African National Congress Party is favored to win by a large majority.

Mr Bashir and his National Congress Party were already well ahead in the results already announced from the 11-15 April elections.

Mr. Pawar heads a regional political party that is part of the coalition government led by the Congress Party.

Within India's Congress party, Sonia Gandhi is known simply as "Madam" .

The Congress party thugs are using Indian made arms and ammunition.

The Congress party triumphed in India's general election.

Mr Singh and his ruling Congress party identify high growth, currently at 8. 6 per cent, as popular with voters.

He has sworn that his Congress party will cooperate in any inquiry into the allegations.

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