Congress leader Manish Tewari on Thursday said that the party needs a "safe pair of hands" and a "composed personality" in the form of Mallikarjun Kharge who can provide "stability" to the party as the president. Tewari, who is a part of the G-23 group (seeking reforms within Congress), extended support to Kharge`s candidature for the top post in the party as against his group member Shashi Tharoor who is also in the race. The elections for the Congress president will take place on October 17 and the results will be declared on October 19.

Speaking to ANI, Tewari said, "If all the facts are considered and an impartial assessment is done, then Mallikarjun Kharge who has dedicated over 50 years of his life to the service of Congress, in that case, I believe that in this situation, the Congress party needs a safe pair of hands in the form of Kharge. He is a composed personality. Kharge has spent several years and has grown from the lowest posts in the party. Congress needs stability which I feel Kharge can provide." Notably, Tewari was one of the proposers for Kharge on September 30 when the latter filed his nomination for the party president election in the national capital. Anand Sharma, another G23 leader, was also a proposer.