New Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge, a veteran Karnataka leader, defeated his rival Shashi Tharoor to become the first non-Gandhi Congress president in 24 years.

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Kharge received 7897 of the 9385 votes cast, while Tharoor received only 1072.

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Kharge is also the only Congress leader to have served as leader of the opposition in a state assembly (Karnataka), as leader of the party in Lok Sabha, and as leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha.

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He is the grand old organization's first Scheduled Caste chief in four decades.

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