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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 October 2022, making him the 137th, 138th and 139th President of the Grand Old Party, in December 2024, and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha since 2021.
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...
Mallikarjun Kharge is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress. He became a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha on 16 February 2021. Previously, he served as the Minister of Railways and Minister of Labour and Employment in the central government and Leader of opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, MP. 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 26, 2022 · Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday took charge as the first non-Gandhi president of the Indian National Congress in nearly two and a half decades. Kharge secured the top post defeating party MP Shashi Tharoor by a huge margin at the presidential election held last week.
Oct 19, 2022 · On October 19, Mallikarjun Kharge was elected president of the Indian National Congress. In an organisational poll held two days ago, the 80-year-old Rajya Sabha leader defeated his rival Shashi Tharoor.
Oct 19, 2022 · Veteran politician Mallikarjun Kharge has won the internal election to become the president of India's main opposition Congress party. Mr Kharge was competing against...
Oct 19, 2022 · Mallikarjun Kharge was elected as the new Congress president on Monday after he secured 7,897 out of the 9,385 votes polled. His rival, Shashi Tharoor, however sprung a surprise by securing 1,072...
Sep 30, 2022 · Who else would know it better than Mallikarjun Kharge, the man who lost out in the race for Karnataka Chief Ministership thrice and is now all set to helm the Congress.
Oct 9, 2023 · In December 2022, just two months after he took over as Congress president, Mallikarjun Kharge decided to rush party veteran Digvijaya Singh to Telangana on a mission. Kharge had information that a situation was developing in the state unit and even a split could not be ruled out – an alarming situation for the party in a state headed for ...
