Mallikarjun Kharge thanks Sonia Gandhi after winning Congress Presidential Poll

Soon after the result of the Congress Presidential Poll was announced on October 19 declaring Mallikarjun Kharge as the winner against presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor, party Presidential-elect Mallikarjun Kharge said that the leader met with Shashi Tharoor and discussed matters on how to take the party forward. The Presidential-elect also thanked party workers on behalf of outgoing party president Sonia Gandhi. Mallikarjun Kharge will take charge of the party on October 26. “I want to congratulate my partner Shashi Tharoor as well. I met him and discussed how to take the party forward. I want to thank Sonia Gandhi on behalf of all party workers. Under her leadership, we formed our government in the Centre twice,” the Congress President-elect said.