India’s opposition Congress party on Wednesday, October 19, declared veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge its new chief, the first person from outside the influential Nehru-Gandhi family to hold the beleaguered party’s presidency in 24 years. READ:
opposition Congress party on Wednesday, October 19, declared veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge its new chief, the first person from outside the influential Nehru-Gandhi family to hold the beleaguered party’s presidency in 24 years.
Despite the change at the top of the Congress, the BJP, which advocates a hard-right, nationalist stance, appears to be in a strong position to win a third successive term in a general election due by 2024. Kharge, an 80-year-old from the lowest rung of India’s caste system, is seen as a Gandhi family loyalist. He overwhelmingly won the party vote, defeating former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor.Neelanjan Sircar, a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research think tank, said the change at the top was a significant step for the party.“Its desire to change will have to reflect in organizational change on the ground.
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