Congress President

Mallikarjun Kharge will inspire the party as President: Sonia Gandhi

Veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge officially took charge as the party president at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in the national capital today

Same old, same old: Congress chief Kharge drums up anti-BJP-RSS propaganda as he takes charge

"In New India, hunger, pollution is increasing but Rupee is falling. The government is sleeping but CBI, ED, and IT are working 24 hours. In new India, Godse is called a patriot and Mahatma Gandhi is an anti-national. They want to bring the constitution of RSS," said Kharge.

Explained: The challenges that await Mallikarjun Kharge as he takes charge of the Congress

The easy part of winning the post of Congress president is over. Now, Mallikarjun Kharge has the biggest challenge of his political career — to reinvent the party, infuse energy into its cadre and reassert people’s faith in it again

GhoseSpot | Importance of Shashi Tharoor: How his ideas are relevant for Congress' survival

Shashi Tharoor’s major contribution has been to demonstrate that elections are indeed possible. If the Kharge experiment does not work, there will be clamour for another election in not too distant a future

May he have a fruitful tenure ahead: PM Modi congratulates Mallikarjun Kharge on being elected as Congress president

Kharge who defeated Shashi Tharoor in an electoral contest has become the party's first non-Gandhi president in 24 years. He will take charge on 26 October

WATCH: 'Ask Mallikarjun Kharge,' Rahul Gandhi announces new Congress chief even before votes were counted

Rahul Gandhi observed that Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are people with experience and understanding. 'They do not need my advice,' he added

Congress President Poll: Mallikarjun Kharge has only two things to offer, status quo and more damage

Mallikarjun Kharge, a non-Gandhi president of the Congress party should realise that the Congress cannot thrive with just the blessings of the Gandhi family

Missed chance at CM's chair, but now Congress chief: The rise and rise of Mallikarjun Kharge

Born into a poor family in Karnataka’s Gulbarga district, Mallikarjun Kharge studied law and practised for a time before joining the Congress in 1969. The 80-year-old is an eight-time MLA, two-time Lok Sabha MP, and is currently a Rajya Sabha member

Congress President Election: Party members choose between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor for president

Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates form the electoral college to pick the party chief in a secret ballot. The results will be declared on 19 October

Congress President Election: New party chief will decide how to implement leadership vision, says Salman Khurshid

Congress President Election: Voting began at 10 am at the AICC headquarters here and at party's polling booths in state offices across the country