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The ideology of the Congress is ___________.

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Centrist

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Rightist

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Leftist

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Feminist

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The correct option is A Centrist
INC is popularly known as the Congress Party. One of the oldest parties in the world, founded in 1885. A centrist party (neither leftist nor rightist) in its ideological orientation, the party espouses secularism and welfare of weaker sections and minorities.

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