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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 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

The Independent UK

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

Congress crucial meeting on Bharat Jodo Yatra today

Rahul Gandhi to enter Telangana on October 23

The Hindu

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel threatens legal action against Raman Singh for 'Sonia Gandhi’s ATM' remark

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday sharply reacted to BJP national vice president Raman Singh’s remarks and demanded an apology for his remarks that “Bhupesh is acting as the ATM for Sonia Gandhi” and for his allegation that an ‘illegal levy’ of Rs 25 per tonne is being…

The Times of India

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

The Hindu

Will call for CWC elections if elected Congress chief: Shashi Tharoor

NEW DELHI: Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday asserted that if he becomes the AICC chief, he would fully implement the party's existing constitution which requires CWC elections and revival of the parliamentary board that has been dormant for a quarter-century.

The Times of India

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

The Hindu

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

The Hindu

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

The Hindu

Kharge chucks ‘remote control’ remark

Congress presidential candidate Kharge canvassing in Gujarat

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National Herald case: Karnataka Congress president Shivakumar appears before ED in Delhi

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders like Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal have been questioned by the ED

Newslaundry

National Herald case: After Telangana Congress leaders, DK Shivakumar to appear before ED today

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and his brother, Congress MP DK Suresh, are scheduled to appear before the Enforcement Directorate today in connection with the National Herald case.

The Hindu

Cold response from TNCC, but Shashi Tharoor firm on contesting

Shashi Tharoor received a muted response from well-known faces of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, who stayed away from his campaign at Sathyamurthy Bhavan

The Hindu

Sonia joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in Mandya for two hours

Police and other security personnel had a tough time controlling the surging crowds

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