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The president of the party has effectively been the party's national leader, head of the party's organisation, head of the Working Committee, the chief spokesman, and all chief Congress committees. After the party's foundation in December 1885, Wyomesh Chandra Banerjee became its first president. From 1885 to 1933, the presidency had a term of ...
Since Indira Gandhi formed Congress (I) in 1978, the President of the Indian National Congress has effectively been the party's national leader, head of the organisation, head of the Working Committee and all chief Congress committees, chief spokesman, and Congress' choice for Prime Minister of India. Constitutionally, the president is elected ...
Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge (Kannada: [malːikaːrd͡ʒun kʰɐrɡe]; born 21 July 1942) is an Indian lawyer and politician serving as the President of the Indian National Congress since 2022, and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha since 2021.
Aug 27, 2022 · 1. Ghulam Nabi Azad: The senior Congress leader was the seventh Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 2005 to 2008 and also served as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha until February, 2021. He has now resigned from the party. 2. Anand Sharma: The former Union Minister was the Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha. 3.
Party President of the Indian National Congress from 2017-19 - 84th AICC Plenary Session, New Delhi. Rahul Gandhi is a four-term Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, and has represented the people of Wayanad, Kerala since 2019. Previously, he was the Member of Parliament from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh from 2004 to 2019.
President of the Indian National Congress. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge began his political journey as a student leader in Kalaburgi, Karnataka. He joined the Congress Party and was first appointed as President of Gulbarga City Congress in 1969.
Oct 19, 2022 · Mallikarjun Kharge, 80, was appointed by members over fellow politician Shashi Tharoor, a former under-secretary general for communications and public information at the United Nations, to...
Jul 20, 2021 · The present President of the INC is Rahul Gandhi, son of Former President Sonia Gandhi. The Nehru-Gandhi legacy has percolated to the party’s top leadership even today. The Congress has won General Elections a number of times in the country. The 2009 elections made the Congress form the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
Jul 13, 2024 · While campaigning to regain power in May 1991, he was assassinated by a suicide bomber associated with the Tamil Tigers, a separatist group in Sri Lanka. He was succeeded as party leader by P.V. Narasimha Rao, who was elected prime minister in June 1991. Indian National Congress, broadly based political party of India.
Oct 19, 2022 · Shashi Tharoor (L) and Mallikarjun Kharge (R) celebrate after the latter won the Indian Congress Party leadership election.
