<P> After India 's independence in 1947 , the Congress formed the government at center in most instances , and many regional state governments . Congress became India 's dominant political party ; as of 2015 , in the 15 general elections since independence , it has won an outright majority on six occasions and has led the ruling coalition a further four times , heading the central government for 49 years . There have been seven Congress Prime Ministers , the first being Jawaharlal Nehru ( 1947 -- 64 ) , and the most recent Manmohan Singh ( 2004 -- 14 ) . Although it did not fare well in the last general elections in India in 2014 , it remains one of two major , nationwide , political parties in India , along with the right - wing , Hindu nationalist , Bhartiya Janata Party ( BJP ) . In the 2014 general election , the Congress had its poorest post-independence general election performance , winning only 44 seats of the 543 - member Lok Sabha . </P>
<P> After India 's independence in 1947 , the Congress formed the government at center in most instances , and many regional state governments . Congress became India 's dominant political party ; as of 2015 , in the 15 general elections since independence , it has won an outright majority on six occasions and has led the ruling coalition a further four times , heading the central government for 49 years . There have been seven Congress Prime Ministers , the first being Jawaharlal Nehru ( 1947 -- 64 ) , and the most recent Manmohan Singh ( 2004 -- 14 ) . Although it did not fare well in the last general elections in India in 2014 , it remains one of two major , nationwide , political parties in India , along with the right - wing , Hindu nationalist , Bhartiya Janata Party ( BJP ) . In the 2014 general election , the Congress had its poorest post-independence general election performance , winning only 44 seats of the 543 - member Lok Sabha . </P>
how many years congress ruled india after independence
how many years congress ruled india after independence
49
49