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NEW DELHI: India´s Congress party on Wednesday appointed an octogenarian ex-minister as its first president in 24 years not from the Gandhi dynasty, in an effort to reverse its apparent...
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Tough tests await newly elected Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the party's first non-Gandhi chief in more than 24 years, as challenges galore for the grand old party on the road to the 2024 general elections. India News | Tough Road Ahead for Kharge as Challenges Galore for Congress.
Mallikarjun Kharge's ascension to the Congress president’s post will help his party woo back its traditional Dalit votes, which switched to the BSP and Samajwadi Party after the emergence of Kanshi Ram, Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav and later PM Narendra Modi on the national political landscape.
Mallikarjun Kharge, 80, replaces Sonia Gandhi after facing off against Shashi Tharoor.
India's Congress party appointed Wednesday an octogenarian ex-minister as its first president in 24 years not from the Gandhi dynasty, in an effort to reverse its apparent steady decline into political oblivion.