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"Have we opened the doors to third-party mediation? The Indian National Congress would like to ask if diplomatic channels between India and Pakistan are being reopened," said the Congress party spokesman Jairam Ramesh.

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.