List of Congress Ruling States in India: The Indian National Congress is currently governing in three states: Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, and Karnataka. Additionally, Congress, along with its allies, is in power in three more states: Bihar, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu. The Congress party recently achieved significant victories, winning the Karnataka assembly elections on May 10, 2023, and the Telangana Legislative Assembly elections, securing 64 out of 119 seats.
Currently, the Congress party rules in six states while being in the opposition in eleven others, including Assam, Goa, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Punjab, and Uttarakhand. In the 2019 general election, the Congress party secured only 52 seats, failing to meet the criteria for becoming the opposition party.
List of Congress Ruling States in India 2025
The Indian National Congress boasts three chief ministers from its ruling states: Revanth Reddy in Telangana, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in Himachal Pradesh, and Siddaramaiah in Karnataka. Below is the updated list of Congress ruling states in India.
| S.No | State Name | Ruling Party | Chief Minister | Opposition Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bihar | JDU(U) + RJD + INC + CPI (ML) L + CPI(M) + CPI + HAM + AIMIM | Nitish Kumar | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Himachal Pradesh | Indian National Congress | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Jharkhand | JMM + INC + RJD + NCP | Hemant Soren | BJP + AJSU |
| 4 | Karnataka | Indian National Congress | Siddaramaiah | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu | DMK + INC | M.K. Stalin | AIADMK + BJP + PMK |
| 6 | Telangana | INC + CPI | Revanth Reddy | BRS |
Congress Government in India 2025
As of now, the Congress party governs in Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, and Karnataka, while serving as the opposition in eleven states, including Assam, Goa, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Puducherry.
| Party Name | Indian National Congress |
| Founded in | 28 December 1885 |
| Founder | Allan Octavian Hume |
| Current INC President | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Congress Ruling States | Chhattisgarh Himachal Pradesh Karnataka Rajasthan |
| Opposition Party in | 8 states |
| Current Ruling Parties in India | BJP - 12 BJP alliance - 05 Congress - 03 Congress alliance - 03 Other Parties - 08 President's Rule - 01 |
| Official Website | https://www.inc.in |
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