Kharge to be next Congress president, Tharoor concedes poll defeat
Kharge secured 7,897 votes, Tharoor got about 1,000 votes and 416 votes were rejected, sources reported.
Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday conceded the defeat in the Congress presidential election to Mallikarjun Kharge.
While Kharge secured 7,897 votes, Tharoor got about 1,000 votes and 416 votes were rejected, sources reported.
Over 9,500 delegates cast their votes in the presidential election which took place at the culmination of the party's organizational polls.
The elected president will take charge after Diwali in the presence of senior leaders in a programme at the Congress headquarters.
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