Home / News / India News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Mallikarjun Kharge becomes new Congress chief; gets over 7,000 votes

IN PHOTOS: Mallikarjun Kharge becomes new Congress chief; gets over 7,000 votes

Updated On: 19 October, 2022 03:37 PM IST |

Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge has won the elections held to elect the Congress party's president. More than 9,500 delegates cast their votes in the presidential election. Pic/PTI

  • WhatsApp
  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
Mallikarjun Kharge welcomed by his supporters. Pic/PTI

1/6

Mallikarjun Kharge welcomed by his supporters. Pic/PTI
Karti Chidambaram, a counting agent for Tharoor, declared after the counting process was over that Kharge had won the polls and the Kerala MP had got 1,072 votes. Pic/PTI

2/6

Karti Chidambaram, a counting agent for Tharoor, declared after the counting process was over that Kharge had won the polls and the Kerala MP had got 1,072 votes. Pic/PTI

Supporters celebrate after senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge won the party president's election, at the AICC headquarters, in New Delhi Pic/PTI

3/6

Supporters celebrate after senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge won the party president's election, at the AICC headquarters, in New Delhi Pic/PTI

Supporters celebrate Kharge's win. He would be the first non-Gandhi president in 24 years Pic/PTI

4/6

Supporters celebrate Kharge's win. He would be the first non-Gandhi president in 24 years Pic/PTI

Shashi Tharoor greets newly elected Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at the latter's residence, in New Delhi Pic/PTI

5/6

Shashi Tharoor greets newly elected Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at the latter's residence, in New Delhi Pic/PTI

Newly elected Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge being greeted by supporters at his residence, in New Delhi Pic/PTI

6/6

Newly elected Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge being greeted by supporters at his residence, in New Delhi Pic/PTI

Tags

Photo of Day

Global AI leaders join PM Modi in a bid to push for a smarter, inclusive future

Global AI leaders join PM Modi in a bid to push for a smarter, inclusive future

PM Narendra Modi joins hands with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and others during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in New Delhi. PIC/PTI

Advertisement