Mallikarjun Kharge set to formally take over as new Congress president tomorrow

The preparations are at full swing at the Congress headquarters as senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge set to formally take over as the party's president on Wednesday, October 26.

The outgoing party president Sonia Gandhi will pass the baton to her successor Kharge, who would become the first non-Gandhi head of the grand old party.

Earlier on October 19, Kharge won the party presidential polls by defeating Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor with a huge margin. 

Kharge was declared the winner as he received 7,897



votes, whereas, his rival Tharoor could only manage to garner 1,072. A total of 416 votes were declared invalid as more than 9,500 party delegates had cast their votes. 

According to reports, a stage was being prepared on the AICC headquarters lawns for the Wednesday's event, where Madhusudan Mistry, chairman of the central election authority of the Congress, will formally present the election certificate to Kharge.

According to reports, a number of Congress leaders are expected to be present at the event, including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.