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Sonia Gandhi: Mallikarjun Kharge Will Inspire The Party As President

"I extend my heartiest congratulations to the newly elected president Mallikarjun Kharge. Change is the rule of the world... Congress had faced a lot of difficulties earlier as well. But I am sure we will overcome the problems," said the outgoing Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Read on for details:

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Mallikarjun Kharge Takes Charge As Congress President

Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took charge as Congress President in the presence of Gandhi family's. Read on for details:

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India’s Congress Elects First Non-Gandhi Chief in 24 Years

India's opposition Congress party declared veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge its new chief on Wednesday, the first person from outside the influential Nehru-Gandhi family to hold the beleaguered party's presidency in 24 years. Kharge, 80, was elected by members to replace Sonia Gandhi as president of the once-mighty party that helped…

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India’s Congress party appoints first non-Gandhi president in 24 years

Mallikarjun Kharge, a Gandhi loyalist, aims to lead fightback against Narendra Modi’s BJP

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Mallikarjun Kharge elected president of India’s Congress party

Mallikarjun Kharge, 80, defeats Shashi Tharoor to become the first Dalit Congress president.

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India's Congress party elects first non-Gandhi head in 24 years

New Delhi (AFP) - India's Congress party on Wednesday appointed an octogenarian ex-minister as its first president in 24 years not from the Gandhi dynasty, in an effort to reverse its apparent decline into political oblivion.

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India's opposition Congress party elects new president

India’s main opposition Congress party has elected Mallikarjun Kharge as its new president in a contest in which the Nehru-Gandhi family, which has led the party for more than two decades, did not compete

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India's Congress elects first non-Gandhi chief in 24 years

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Polling Concludes For Congress Presidential Election; Counting On 19 October

Voting ended for Congress presidential elections on Monday with the delegates casting their vote to choose the party's next chief between former union ministers Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Congress President Poll: 'Waiting For A Long Time,' Says Sonia Gandhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday cast her vote in the party's polls to elect her successor. Read more on Dynamite News:

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India's Congress begins vote to elect new party president

India’s main opposition Congress party is looking beyond the dominant Nehru-Gandhi family to elect its next leader

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Congress Presidential Election: Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Cast Their Vote

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also accompanied her mother Sonia Gandhi and cast her vote. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Veteran of India's opposition Congress expected to win leadership race

Members of India's opposition Congress party voted on Monday to elect its first head in nearly 25 years from outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty of leaders, with a veteran loyal to the family expected to win.

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Congress crucial meeting on Bharat Jodo Yatra today

Rahul Gandhi to enter Telangana on October 23

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Congress presidential election | Shashi Tharoor says will call for CWC elections if elected party chief

Thiruvananthapuram MP says he would fully implement the Udaipur Declaration agreed at Congress Chintan Shivir

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Congress Presidential Polls: Mallikarjun Kharge Dismisses "Rumours" Of Sonia Gandhi's Support

"Someone has spread this rumour to defame the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi and me. She has clearly stated that she will not participate in the party elections nor will she come in support of any candidate," Kharge said. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Those expecting lopsided victory for 'establishment' in for a surprise: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor said his own strengths are in different domains but both Mallikarjun Kharge and he share similar convictions and strong loyalty to the ideals and values of the Congress

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Kharge vs Tharoor: Inside the campaign to elect the new Congress president

“Hello sir, I am calling from Shashi Tharoor sir’s office. You know elections are coming and both Kharge and Tharoor sahib are the choice of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi ji,” a canvasser for Shashi Tharoor solicits the support of a Congress delegate from Amethi. “Please vote carefully.”

The Hindu

Rajasthan rebellion shows Gandhis’ diminishing clout

The party may need powerful regional leaders to turn things around and win elections, but strong regional satraps don’t necessarily follow diktats empowering the Congress high command to take decisions for them

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Will Bharat Jodo Yatra help transform Rahul Gandhi’s image?

The Congress is pinning its hopes on the ambitious march to help build the image of its leader who has been the target of a sustained social media onslaught by political rivals

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Rahul Gandhi will be seen in new avatar after Bharat Jodo Yatra, says Digvijaya Singh

The yatra will help strengthen the party, he said while noting that the commitment to ideology and leadership is missing in the Congress

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Bharat Jodo Yatra completes 30 days on the road

In BJP-governed Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi walks with the late Guari Lankesh’s mother and sister, champions ‘true spirit of India’

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Ahead of Assembly poll, Gujarat Congress faces defections, lack of direction from high command

Congress’s internal organisational election and Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra appear to be the immediate top priority for the party

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Kharge chucks ‘remote control’ remark

Congress presidential candidate Kharge canvassing in Gujarat

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