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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...
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 · 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...
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 · 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.
Apr 22, 2024 · Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on real electoral issues that will have a bearing on results, keeping the INDIA alliance bloc together, real Dalit representation and taking the fight to the BJP camp.
