Shashi Tharoor polled 1,072 votes in the Congress president election

New Delhi:

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge was elected as the new Congress President today. Reacting to the poll result, senior leader Shashi Tharoor, the defeated candidate, tweeted: “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.”

Congratulating Mr Kharge, Mr Tharoor said: “Would like to convey my warm congratulations to him for his victory in Congress poll.”

He further said: “We owe an irredeemable debt to outgoing president Sonia Gandhi for leadership and for being the anchor during the most crucial moments.”

Mr Tharoor said: “My thanks to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for doing their own bit to support free and neutral Congress president election.”