Mallikarjun Kharge is elected as the New President of Indian National Congress. Mallikarjun Kharge, who is known to be a Gandhi family loyalist won 90 per cent of the votes cast on Monday. The elections for the President of the Congress happened after three years after Rahul Gandhi stepped down from this post. However, Sonia Gandhi agreed to be the party chief after Rahul Gandhi stepped down.
Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge has been elected as the new chief of the Congress party. Apparently, he is the first non-Gandhi chief of the Congress in more than 20 years.
Mr Kharge, won 90 per cent of the votes cast on Monday. He scored 7,897 votes. Meanwhile Shashi Tharoor finished with 1,072.
The election comes three years after Sonia Gandhi agreed to temporarily lead the party when Rahul Gandhi stepped down. With nothing much to do Sonia Gandhi taking responsibility for the two consecutive routs of the party in 2014 and 2019 general elections.
Mallikarjun Kharge- The new Congress President
Called on our new President-elect Mallikarjun @kharge to congratulate him & offer him my full co-operation. @incIndia has been strengthened by our contest. pic.twitter.com/fwfk41T93q
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 19, 2022
Mallikarjun Kharge is elected as the New President of Indian National Congress. pic.twitter.com/XfFCCx7WbX
— Aaron Mathew (@AaronMathewINC) October 19, 2022
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