India's Congress party elects new president

NEW DELHI, Oct. 19 : India’s opposition National Congress party (INC) elected Mallikarjun Kharge as the president here on Wednesday, party leader Madhusudan Mistry said. Kharge bagged 7,897 votes and defeated Shashi Tharoor, who got 1,072 votes. “The total votes polled are 9,385. Mallikarjun Kharge got 7,897 votes. Shashi Tharoor got 1,072 votes.

India’s Congress party leader Mallikarjun Kharge speaks to the media after he got elected as the new Congress president, in New Delhi on October 19, 2022. – India’s Congress party appointed on October 19 an octogenarian ex-minister as its first president not from the Gandhi dynasty in 24 years in an effort to reverse its apparent steady decline into political oblivion. Kharge, 80, was elected by members to replace Sonia Gandhi as president of the once-mighty party that helped win India’s independence 75 years ago. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

Invalid votes 416,” Mistry, who was the returning officer of the election, told media. Tharoor conceded defeat and wished Kharge success. With his victory, Kharge has become the first non-Gandhi chief of INC in 24 years. The Gandhis have distanced themselves from the top post and refused to endorse any candidate.(Xinhua)

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