However the Congress-led government declared that it could not enter the gurdwaras for the fear of hurting Sikh sentiments.

It has had many electoral successes which led up to the formation of a Congress-led government in 2004.

That had been awaited as a sign of whether a Congress-led government, backed by India's Communist parties, would continue economic changes.

The rise of a Congress-led government, heavily dependent on support from parties on the left, would probably slow down pro-market economic policies, analysts say.

Upon India's independence on 15 August 1947, the new Congress-led government invited Ambedkar to serve as the nation's first law minister, which he accepted.

However, the Congress-led government is facing many allegations against it.

It was later repealed by the Congress-led government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

In every area, some groups considered the British less threatening than a Congress-led independent government.

The growing popularity in Thevar as a leader of elements opposing the official Congress leadership in Tamil Nadu troubled the Congress-led government.

Thus the Congress-led Central government became its major target for calls for reform.