While Kharge got 7,897 votes, Tharoor got around 1,000 votes and 416 votes were rejected.
“The total votes counted were 9,385, of which Mallikarjun Kharge got 7,897 votes and Shashi Tharoor got 1,072 votes. Invalid Votes - 416…
I hereby declare Mallikarjun Kharge as the elected president of the Congress," Madhusudan Mistry, chairman of the Congress Central Election Authority said at a press conference.
Kharge will be the first non-Gandhi President in 24 years.
"It is a great honor and a great responsibility to be the President of @INCIndia and I wish @Kharge ji every success in that task. Having the support of over a thousand colleagues and so many well wishers of Congress across India It was a privilege for me to carry forward the hopes and aspirations,” Tharoor tweeted.
