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New Delhi, Oct 17: The much-anticipated Congress presidential election began today. Party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will be in a close contest for the top party position during the election.
Today, more than 9,000 members of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) will choose the party’s first non-Gandhi leader in more than 24 years. In the 137-year existence of the party, this is the sixth presidential election for the Congress. P Chidambaram casting the first vote at the AICC headquarters in Delhi.
Congress presidential elections | Congress MPs P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and other party leaders cast their votes at the AICC office in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/IUMhCjKdst
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Today at 11 a.m., Congress President Sonia Gandhi will vote. Chhattisgarh polling has also started, and PCC chairman Mohan Markam has already cast a ballot.
