 | 'We're Gandhi's soldiers, we do not fear anyone': Mallikarjun Kharge takes over as Congress chiefKharge, 80, takes charge of the party at a time when it faces a tough challenge from a formidable BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has ousted the Congress from many states. |
 | 'One face for me, another for media': Mistry slams Tharoor over 'poll irregularities' chargeThe campaign team of Tharoor had written to Mistry a day before the counting of votes, flagging "extremely serious irregularities" in the conduct of the election in Uttar Pradesh. |
 | Tough road ahead for Mallikarjun Kharge as challenges galore for CongressKharge's election comes at a time when the party is reeling under internal rumblings and high-profile exits after a series of electoral debacles that have reduced it to a shadow of its former self. |
 | Mallikarjun Kharge elected as Congress' first non-Gandhi president in over two decadesKharge will replace Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving party president who has been at the helm since 1998, barring the two years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi had taken over. |
 | As Cong elects non-Gandhi chief, top leaders stress Gandhi family to play key role going forwardOver 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates form the electoral college to pick the party chief in a secret ballot. |
 | Congress polls HIGHLIGHTS: Voting ends in 'loyalist' Kharge vs 'change seeker' Tharoor contestTharoor cast his vote at the Kerala Congress headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram, while Kharge voted at the Karnataka Congress office in Bengaluru. |
 | Will have no shame in taking advice of Gandhi family: Mallikarjun Kharge'Sonia and Rahul Gandhi know every nook and corner of the country, who is where and who can do what for the party', said Congress presidential candidate Mallikarjun Kharge. |
 | Sixth time in its 137-year-history Congress all set to have internal elections for its presidentThe upcoming polls would certainly be historic as the new president would replace Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving party president. |
 | Will revive CWC elections, parliamentary board if I'm Congress president: Shashi TharoorRe-imagining the organisation, and delegating powers to grassroots-level leaders will free the new president from the onerous burdens of over-administration, Tharoor said. |
 | Mallikarjun Kharge rubbishes BJP's claim of him being 'Sonia's remote control'Hailing Sonia Gandhi, Kharge said she had made a renowned economist the country's prime minister (Manmohan Singh) rather than taking up the post herself or considering her son for it. |
 | When a candidate decides to contest, how I can stop him: Mallikarjun Kharge on Shashi TharoorCongress presidential candidate Kharge said he had told Tharoor it would be better to have a consensus candidate to which he (Tharoor) had said that there should be a fight in a democracy. |
 | Congress chief polls | Shashi Tharoor: A man of words and many independent movesAlways known to speak his mind, the 'G 23' leader has reiterated time and again that his sole intention of being among the signatories to the letter to Sonia Gandhi was reform of the party. |
 | Mallikarjun Kharge, a Gandhi family loyalist poised to be second Congress chief from KarnatakaKharge has served as Union Cabinet Minister- Labour and Employment, also Railways and Social Justice and Empowerment in the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government. |
 | After 26 years, Congress to get a president from south IndiaTharoor made it clear, soon after filing his papers, that he will not pull out of the race and has his own vision for the party which he will share with all delegates. |
 | Cong prez poll: Tharoor aware of his underdog tag, says 'one has to bat on the available pitch'Tharoor said he has never contested an election without seeking to win. |
 | Former Jharkhand minister K N Tripathi files nomination for Congress presidential pollTripathi served as the national president of the Congress-affiliated Indian National Trade Union Congress (Tripathi faction). |
 | Kharge, Tharoor, Tripathi file nominations for Congress Presidential pollCongress leader Digvijaya Singh, who was seen as a contender for the top post, on Friday announced that he will not contest the party president's election. |
 | Decision on Rajasthan Chief Minister in a day or two: CongressParty general secretary KC Venugopal also said it will be clear by tomorrow, the last day of filing nominations for the post of Congress party president, who all will contest. |
 | Will not contest Congress prez poll, apologised to Sonia for what happened in Jaipur: Ashok GehlotWhen asked if he will continue as chief minister, Gehlot, who is a three-time chief minister of Rajasthan, said Sonia Gandhi will decide on the issue. |
 | Congress presidential polls: Shashi Tharoor to file nomination on Sept 30A representative of Tharoor has informed Madhusudan Mistry's office that he will file nomination for the post of president on September 30 at 11 AM. |
