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New Delhi, October 19 (KMS): Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge has become the new President of the Indian National Congress after winning the Presidential elections with a big margin.
Senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari announced that Mallikarjun Kharge secured 7,897 votes while his rival candidate Shashi Tharoor grabbed 1000 votes, Indian media reported.
Mallikarjun Kharge, a staunch loyalist of the Gandhi family from Karnataka, has become the Congress’ first non-Gandhi president in 24 years. The 80-year-old leader succeeds Sonia Gandhi at party’s highest office.
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