Who else would know it better than Mallikarjun Kharge, the man who lost out in the race for Karnataka Chief Ministership thrice and is now all set to helm the Congress. If he wins, Kharge, who is fluent in Hindi, will become the sixth leader from the South to become the Congress president post-Independence. Kharge, who won from Gulbarga for the second time, was made leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha. Invoking the Mahabharata, Kharge famously said: “We may be 44 in the Lok Sabha, but the Pandavas will never be intimidated by a hundred Kauravas.” He then led a spirited fight for the party in the Lok Sabha for five years. Kharge, who follows Buddhism, ticks other boxes too for the Congress president post: he is gentle and soft-spoken, sober by temperament and nature, and has never landed in any political spot or controversy.

Source: Indian Express October 01, 2022 02:14 UTC