Gandhis By His Side, Mallikarjun Kharge To Take Congress Charge Today
NDTV
Preparations are on at Congress headquarters for the ceremony where outgoing president Sonia Gandhi will hand over the reins to Mallikarjun Kharge
Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge will formally take over as Congress president today after he is handed over the certificate of election at a function here. कांग्रेस के नव-निर्वाचित अध्यक्ष श्री @Kharge जी ने आज शपथ से पहले राजघाट पहुंचकर पूज्य बापू के चरणों में शीश नवाया और श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित की।महात्मा गांधी का दिखाया मार्ग न केवल कांग्रेस, बल्कि देश और दुनिया का मार्गदर्शन आज भी कर रहा है।#CongressPresidentKhargepic.twitter.com/g4VsQoqqTd
Hectic preparations were underway at the Congress headquarters on Tuesday for the ceremony where outgoing president Sonia Gandhi will hand over the reins to Mr Kharge, the first non-Gandhi to head the party in 24 years.
Mr Kharge defeated Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor in a direct contest for the top post in the grand old party after the Gandhis opted out of the race.
Ahead of his taking over, Mr Kharge called on former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his residence and spent some time with him.
