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Congress President Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: Kharge's win shows Sonia Gandhi last word in party, says Cong leader Ashwani Kumar

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 19, 2022, 22:02:28 IST

Congress President Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: Kharge's win shows Sonia Gandhi last word in party, says Cong leader Ashwani Kumar

Mallikarjun Kharge has been elected new Congress president. The counting for the election held on october 17 was conducted today. Congress' central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry announced after the counting of votes that of the 9,385 votes polled in the Congress president poll, Kharge got 7,897 votes and Shashi Tharoor 1,072 votes, while 416 votes were declared invalid. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

15:30 (IST) Oct 19

Tharoor lauds 'success' of Bharat Jodo Yatra

It is my hope and belief that the family will remain the foundational pillar of the Congress, our moral conscience and ultimate guiding spirit. In particular, the spectacular success of the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra is a testament to the family's enduring appeal to the masses: Shashi Tharoor

15:26 (IST) Oct 19

The Nehru-Gandhi family has held, and will always hold, a special place in the hearts of Congress party members — and with good reason too

Shashi Tharoor

15:25 (IST) Oct 19

Party owes an 'irredeemable debt' to outgoing president Sonia Gandhi for her quarter-century of leadership of the party and for being the anchor during most crucial moments: Shashi Tharoor

15:24 (IST) Oct 19

The decision of the party delegates is final and I accept it humbly. It is a privilege to be a member of a party that allows its workers to choose their president

Shashi Tharoor

15:24 (IST) Oct 19

Mistry said there is no basis for the contents in the letter and nothing specific in the complaint

15:16 (IST) Oct 19

Letter should not have been leaked to the press; Tharoor's team should have directly engaged with the poll authority: Mistry

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15:15 (IST) Oct 19

'Will respond point by point': Mistry on allegations levelled by Tharoor camp

14:46 (IST) Oct 19

Result of election officially announced

14:45 (IST) Oct 19

'Mr Kharge knows party president's role': Rahul Gandhi

"I can't comment on Congress President's role, that's for Mr Kharge (party's Presidential candidate) to comment on. The President will decide what my role is...and where I will be deployed ask Kharge ji, Sonia ji," said Congress MP amid the Andhra Pradesh leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra.

14:44 (IST) Oct 19

Rahul Gandhi 'announces' new party chief ahead of results

Even before the results of the Congress presidential elections were officially announced, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Mallikarjun Kharge will decide his role in the party.

14:38 (IST) Oct 19

Shashi Tharoor at Kharge's bungalow in Delhi, congratulates veteran leader on winning election

14:34 (IST) Oct 19

Madhusudan Mistry speaks on allegations by Tharoor camp about UP ballot boxes not being properly sealed

They alleged 2 of the 6 boxes from UP did not have the proper seal. Even if you consider they garnered all 400 votes in those two boxes, it does not affect the result as the margin is huge: Mistry

14:31 (IST) Oct 19

Madhusudan Mistry addressing media at AICC headquarters

14:23 (IST) Oct 19

Kharge also second Dalit leader after Jagjivan Ram to hold the post

14:23 (IST) Oct 19

Kharge the second AICC President from Karnataka, after S Nijalingappa

14:20 (IST) Oct 19

Kharge elected new Congress president, Tharoor says 'revival of party has truly begun'

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14:13 (IST) Oct 19

Kharge to take charge after Diwali in the presence of senior leaders in a programme at the Congress headquarters: Sources

14:07 (IST) Oct 19

Rahul Gandhi speaks on Shashi Tharoor's allegation of irregularities in the Congress president election: 'Party has an institutional framework to deal with it'

14:05 (IST) Oct 19

President is the supreme authority in the Congress and everyone reports to him: Rahul Gandhi

14:02 (IST) Oct 19

It is for Congress president to decide my role in the party: Rahul Gandhi