While congratulating Mallikarjun Kharge for his win, Shashi Tharoor said it was his privilege to have received the support of over a thousand colleagues
Congress president election: Kharge, who is known to be close to Gandhis, won the Congress presidential elections with 7897 votes, Shashi Tharoor got about 1000 votes; 416 votes were rejected.
While Kharge is considered the firm favourite with his perceived proximity to the Gandhis and a large number of senior leaders backing him, Tharoor has pitched himself as the candidate of change.