Tharoor, Sonia And Priyanka Gandhi Among Other Congress Leaders Meet President-Elect Kharge — See Pics

Mallikarjun Kharge defeated Shashi Tharoor by a massive margin in the Congress president poll. The poll is historic as the new president will replace Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving party president.

Congress leaders including Shashi Tharoor and Sonia Gandhi congratulate Mallikarjun Kharge on winning Congress President Poll.

Right after the results for Congress president poll came to fore, Shashi Tharoor congratulated the new party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. Tharoor was one of the first senior Congress leaders to congratulate Kharge in-person on his ascension to party's top post. (Image Source: Twitter | @ShashiTharoor)

Madhusudan Mistry, Congress Central Election Authority chairman, made the official announcement in a press conference on October 19. Of the total 9,385 votes polled on October 17, Kharge received 7,897 votes while Tharoor got 1,072 votes and 416 were invalid poll. (Image Source: YouTube/Indian National Congress)

Karti Chidambaram, Shashi Tharoor and other Congress leaders gather around new president-elect Mallikarjun Kharge to celebrate the win. (Image Source: Twitter | @ShashiTharoor)

Priyanka and Sonia Gandhi reached Mallikarjun Kharge's residence and met his family. The outgoing president Sonia and the party general secretary Priyanka Vadra expressed joy while meeting the president-elect's family. (Image Source: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi presents a bouquet of flowers to the newly elected party president Mallikarjun Kharge. The 9-time MLA is the first non-Gandhi president in 24 years. (Image Source: Twitter | @INCIndia)