Congress in Various States
- Congress is currently in power in eight states (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Rajasthan) where the party enjoys a majority of its own.
- In six other states — Assam, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, West Bengal and Maharashtra — it shares power with other alliance partners.
- In Tamil Nadu it lost power in the 1967 assembly election and has not been able to recapture it since.
- In the remaining states and union territories, various opposition parties are in power.
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