The Congress party is all set to get its first non-Gandhi president after 24 years today. Mallikarjun Kharge and Sashi Tharoor are pitted against each other for the party’s top post. More than 9500 delegates voted to elect the party’s next president on Monday. The voting was done between 10 AM and 4 PM.
The counting of votes has started at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters and the results will be declared today. The voting was done at 36 polling stations across the country with 67 booths. Along with the ballot boxes, senior party leaders will also reach Delhi on the day of the results.