New Delhi (19.10.2022): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge was elected as the new Congress president on October 19, 2022 after he secured 7,897 out of the 9,385 votes polled. Shashi Tharoor secured 1,072 votes. While the figure for Tharoor was a little over the 10% mark of the total votes polled, his performance was impressive considering that Kharge was seen as the establishment candidate backed by the Gandhi family.Tharoor tweeted: "It is a great honour & a huge responsibility to be President of @INCIndia & I wish @Kharge ji all success in that task. It was a privilege to have received the support of over a thousand colleagues, & to carry the hopes & aspirations of so many well-wishers of Congress across India."
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By IndianMandarins - 2022-10-19 11:34:00
New Delhi (19.10.2022): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge was elected as the new Congress president on October 19, 2022 after he secured 7,897 out of the 9,385 votes polled. Shashi Tharoor secured 1,072 votes. While the figure for Tharoor was a little over the 10% mark of the total votes polled, his performance was impressive considering that Kharge was seen as the establishment candidate backed by the Gandhi family.
Tharoor tweeted: "It is a great honour & a huge responsibility to be President of @INCIndia & I wish @Kharge ji all success in that task. It was a privilege to have received the support of over a thousand colleagues, & to carry the hopes & aspirations of so many well-wishers of Congress across India."
