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A |     New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) Mallikarjun Kharge was elected as new President of Congress on Monday, Congress Central Election Authority Chairman Madhusudan Mistry announced .

Total 9385 votes were polled, of the which Kharge got 7897 votes, while his competitor Shashi Tharoor got 1072 votes. Mistry added that 416 votes were invalid.

Outgoing Congress President Sonia Gandhi went to the president elect’s residence to wish him.

Party leaders Rahul Gandhians Priyanka Gandhi also congratulated Kharge on his win.

“Congratulations to Mallikarjun Kharge ji on being elected as the President of INC. The Congress President represents a democratic vision of India. His vast experience and ideological commitment will serve the party well as he takes on this historic responsibility, Rahul Gandhi said.

Priyanka Gandhi said the party will continue its struggle under the leadership of Kharge.

Kharge, a former railways and labour minister, thanked all for their support and said In the 75-year history of independence, the Indian National Congress continuously strengthened the country's democracy and protected the Constitution. “Today, when democracy is in danger, the constitution is being attacked, and every institution is being destroyed, the Congress party set an example to strengthen the country's democracy by conducting organizational elections at the national level;” he said.

Addressing his first press conference he said inflation, severe unemployment, the gap between the rich and the poor, and the hatred spread by the government in the country are some of the main issues that need to be addressed.

He also mentioned Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, he appealed to all Congress members and the people of the country to join it.

He also said the “ruler” in power in Delhi “talks a lot but does nothing”.

“We believe that this country cannot be sacrificed to the whims of a dictator. We have to come together and defeat these destructive forces,” he said.

Tharoor congratulated Kharge and said, “It is a great honour & a huge responsibility to be President of INC& I wish Khargeji all success in that task. It was a privilege to have received the support of over a thousand colleagues, and to carry the hopes& aspirations of so many well-wishers of Congress across India”.

Tharoor’s election manager, Salman Soz, has complained about many irregularities in Congress Presidential Polls.

Soz in his letter quoted various instances of violations in the polling process in different States, one of which is about the Lucknow centre for Uttar Pradesh.

Mistry said they will give pint by point reply, adding that they shouldn’t have made the complaint public.

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