Mallikarjun Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge. Photo: Collected
South Asia

Kharge takes charge as Indian National Congress president

As Kharge will soon discover, the presidency of a national party in the Modi era is a poisoned chalice. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Modi has little to fear from new Congress leader

Mallikarjun Kharge, newly elected president of the Congress party, India's main opposition party, raises his hand with party colleague Shashi Tharoor at Kharge’s residence in New Delhi, India, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
Politics

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

Indian National Congress logo. Photo: Collected
Politics

India's Congress to vote for first non-Gandhi president in 24 years