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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 2022, [1] and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha since 2021. He has been a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2020. He was the chairperson of Public Accounts Committee in 16th Lok Sabha from 2016 to 2019.
Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge [2] was born on Tuesday, 21 July 1942 (age 81 years; as of 2023) in Warwatti, Bidar, Hyderabad State, British India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. At 7, Kharge and his family were forced to flee from their native village due to communal riots in which he lost his mother.
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. The stab of those lost shots at being CM – in 1999, 2004 and 2013 – are known to still hurt the 80-year-old veteran who, despite being a staunch loyalist of the Gandhi family, lost out, respectively, to S M Krishna, his close friend Dharam Singh and Siddaramaiah.
1 day ago · The bags of Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge were checked by the Election Commission as his helicopter landed in Nashik on Thursday. The Congress chief is campaigning in the state ...
Oct 9, 2023 · 00:00. 1x 1.5x 1.8x. 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 ...
Oct 8, 2022 · Parliament Street in Delhi witnessed a fiery protest on July 21, 2022. Leading the protest was M Mallikarjun Kharge, who turned 80 that day. Kharge had then set aside all birthday celebrations to organise and lead the protest against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central government for summoning Sonia Gandhi, the interim president of the Indian National Congress, for questioning in the National Herald case.
Oct 27, 2023 · Kharge, who has been a Congressman for over 55 years, was the first non-Gandhi to head the party in 25 years. Certainly not an easy crown to inherit. It came with the baggage of factionalism, a string of defeats and demoralised party workers. A year ago, Kharge was not even seen as a serious contender for the post, when Rajasthan chief minister ...
Apr 11, 2024 · A veteran of many poll battles, Mallikarjun Kharge is facing his toughest challenge since he became Congress president in October 2022. The 81-year-old is leading not just the grand old party’s campaign for the Lok Sabha polls, but also helming the opposition INDIA bloc’s fight against the formidable BJP. Where is the Modi guarantee of two ...
May 14, 2023 · Mallikarjun Kharge entered politics in 1969 as the town president of Gulbarga. He was a trade union leader. Son of a mill worker, he lost his mother and sister in 1948 when their house was set ...
Oct 19, 2022 · The Congress today declared veteran Mallikarjun Kharge its new chief, the first non-Gandhi to lead the party in 24 years. He will take charge on October 26. Mr Kharge, 80, widely seen to be the ...
