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How Rishi Sunak as UK PM triggered row over minorities in India

NEW DELHI: Rishi Sunak taking over as the prime minister of the United Kingdom has triggered a debate on the status of minorities and people of foreign origin far away in India. Leaders of opposition parties have alleged domination of majoritarianism in the country.

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Sonia Gandhi: Mallikarjun Kharge Will Inspire The Party As President

"I extend my heartiest congratulations to the newly elected president Mallikarjun Kharge. Change is the rule of the world... Congress had faced a lot of difficulties earlier as well. But I am sure we will overcome the problems," said the outgoing Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Read on for details:

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Mallikarjun Kharge Takes Charge As Congress President

Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took charge as Congress President in the presence of Gandhi family's. Read on for details:

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5 ways in which Kharge vs Tharoor mirrors Sonia Gandhi vs Jitendra Prasada election for Congress president’s post

NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday finally elected its first non-Nehru-Gandhi president in 24 years when former leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge trounced Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor in the election which was held on October 17.

The Times of India

India’s Congress Elects First Non-Gandhi Chief in 24 Years

India's opposition Congress party declared veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge its new chief on Wednesday, the first person from outside the influential Nehru-Gandhi family to hold the beleaguered party's presidency in 24 years. Kharge, 80, was elected by members to replace Sonia Gandhi as president of the once-mighty party that helped…

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India’s Congress party appoints first non-Gandhi president in 24 years

Mallikarjun Kharge, a Gandhi loyalist, aims to lead fightback against Narendra Modi’s BJP

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Mallikarjun Kharge elected president of India’s Congress party

Mallikarjun Kharge, 80, defeats Shashi Tharoor to become the first Dalit Congress president.

Al Jazeera

India's Congress party elects first non-Gandhi head in 24 years

New Delhi (AFP) - 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 decline into political oblivion.

AFP

India's opposition Congress party elects new president

India’s main opposition Congress party has elected Mallikarjun Kharge as its new president in a contest in which the Nehru-Gandhi family, which has led the party for more than two decades, did not compete

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India's Congress elects first non-Gandhi chief in 24 years

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Polling Concludes For Congress Presidential Election; Counting On 19 October

Voting ended for Congress presidential elections on Monday with the delegates casting their vote to choose the party's next chief between former union ministers Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Congress President Poll: 'Waiting For A Long Time,' Says Sonia Gandhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday cast her vote in the party's polls to elect her successor. Read more on Dynamite News:

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India's Congress begins vote to elect new party president

India’s main opposition Congress party is looking beyond the dominant Nehru-Gandhi family to elect its next leader

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Congress Presidential Election: Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Cast Their Vote

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also accompanied her mother Sonia Gandhi and cast her vote. Read more on Dynamite News:

Reuters

Veteran of India's opposition Congress expected to win leadership race

Members of India's opposition Congress party voted on Monday to elect its first head in nearly 25 years from outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty of leaders, with a veteran loyal to the family expected to win.

The Hindu

Congress crucial meeting on Bharat Jodo Yatra today

Rahul Gandhi to enter Telangana on October 23

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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel threatens legal action against Raman Singh for 'Sonia Gandhi’s ATM' remark

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday sharply reacted to BJP national vice president Raman Singh’s remarks and demanded an apology for his remarks that “Bhupesh is acting as the ATM for Sonia Gandhi” and for his allegation that an ‘illegal levy’ of Rs 25 per tonne is being…

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Congress presidential election | Shashi Tharoor says will call for CWC elections if elected party chief

Thiruvananthapuram MP says he would fully implement the Udaipur Declaration agreed at Congress Chintan Shivir

The Times of India

Will call for CWC elections if elected Congress chief: Shashi Tharoor

NEW DELHI: Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday asserted that if he becomes the AICC chief, he would fully implement the party's existing constitution which requires CWC elections and revival of the parliamentary board that has been dormant for a quarter-century.

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Congress Presidential Polls: Mallikarjun Kharge Dismisses "Rumours" Of Sonia Gandhi's Support

"Someone has spread this rumour to defame the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi and me. She has clearly stated that she will not participate in the party elections nor will she come in support of any candidate," Kharge said. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Those expecting lopsided victory for 'establishment' in for a surprise: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor said his own strengths are in different domains but both Mallikarjun Kharge and he share similar convictions and strong loyalty to the ideals and values of the Congress

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Kharge vs Tharoor: Inside the campaign to elect the new Congress president

“Hello sir, I am calling from Shashi Tharoor sir’s office. You know elections are coming and both Kharge and Tharoor sahib are the choice of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi ji,” a canvasser for Shashi Tharoor solicits the support of a Congress delegate from Amethi. “Please vote carefully.”

The Hindu

Rajasthan rebellion shows Gandhis’ diminishing clout

The party may need powerful regional leaders to turn things around and win elections, but strong regional satraps don’t necessarily follow diktats empowering the Congress high command to take decisions for them

The Hindu

Will Bharat Jodo Yatra help transform Rahul Gandhi’s image?

The Congress is pinning its hopes on the ambitious march to help build the image of its leader who has been the target of a sustained social media onslaught by political rivals

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