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Kharge vs Tharoor: 96% turnout in Congress poll to elect non-Gandhi chief | India News


NEW DELHI: Voter turnout as high as 96% marks the much-awaited clash between front-line veteran Mallikarjun Kharge and inferior to Shashi Tharoor in the election for Conference president on Monday. Wednesday’s vote count will give the first non-Gandhi party in 24 years, the last being Sitaram Kesri, who passed the crown to Sonia Gandhi in 1998.
When asked about the election that would end her term in office, Sonia said, “I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.”
Sonia passed the baton to her son Rahul Gandhi in late 2017. However, she was persuaded by the Parliamentary Affairs Committee to once again take power, this time as “interim president”, in mid-2019, after Rahul relinquished the top post following the party’s decline in the Lok Sabha election.

Voting was swift across the states. Former Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh, Sonia and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra cast their votes at AICC headquarters. While Kharge voted in Bengaluru, Tharoor voted in Thiruvananthapuram.
‘100% of voter turnout in poll for congressional chief in smaller states’
During the election held for the post of president of the National Assembly on Monday, Rahul Gandhi, along with 50 other delegates to Bharat Jodo Yatra, cast their votes in a makeshift booth at Sanganakallu in Ballari, Karnataka.
The Queen, who started in Kanyakumari and is heading to Kashmir, observed a ‘day of rest’ on Monday to allow delegates to vote.

AICC election agency president Madhusudan Mistry said turnout was around 100 per cent in the smaller states, while overall voter turnout was 96 per cent. Pranav Jha, UP election observer, said turnout reached more than 97% in the largest state, the state with the highest number of delegates – 1,247 – in the country.
The total electoral college for the presidential election is about 9,900 state delegates, of whom 9,500 voted.
“No adverse events have been reported. This is a great achievement … the polls were held in a peaceful open process,” Mistry said, adding, “Congress has shown what internal democracy is and what other parties are.” want to draw lessons can do so. ”
Kharge was seen as the favorite in the race as he submitted his papers at the request of the National Assembly leadership, after the first selection of his co-op for the presidency, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot , pulled out at the last minute about a controversy involving his state. While October Mallikarjun Kharge was the frontrunner, Tharoor ran a spirited campaign, touring the states and pushing ahead despite being shunned by party managers.
He also made a big splash on social media when he introduced himself as a candidate for change. However, Kharge has vowed to implement the Udaipur chintan shivir resolution, which will mark a major reform in the organization’s operations.
Shashi Tharoor defied calls from party authorities to withdraw his candidacy in favor of consensus, but he has repeatedly stated that the clash is “friendly” and that the party will be the winner regardless. tell the results. Tharoor called Kharge the morning before the vote. Kharge sent “best wishes” to Tharoor.
He said he even talked to him. “My best wishes to @ShashiTharoor. We are both competing to strengthen @INCIndia to build a stronger and better nation for future generations,” he tweeted.

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