Kharge to be next Congress president, Tharoor concedes poll defeat

Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday conceded the defeat in the Congress presidential election to Mallikarjun Kharge. Kharge is set to be the new Congress president, securing more than 7,000 votes, while Tharoor garnered over 1,000 votes.

“It is a great honour & a huge responsibility to be President of @INCIndia &I wish @Kharge ji all success in that task. It was a privilege to have received the support of over a thousand colleagues,& to carry the hopes& aspirations of so many well-wishers of Congress across India,” Tharoor tweeted.