Guwahati: Mallikarjun Kharge has been elected as the new Congress president.
The counting for the election held on october 17 was conducted on Wednesday.
Kharge polled over 7,000 votes while his opponent Shashi Tharoor got nearly 1,000.
Reportedly, Kharge will take charge after Diwali in the presence of senior leaders in a programme at the Congress headquarters.
Meanwhile, Tharoor congratulates Kharge on victory, says ‘I believe the revival of our party has truly begun today’.