Hope Kharge will renew consultative process in Congress: Prithviraj Chavan

Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday expressed confidence that new Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will renew the consultative process which existed in the party earlierTalking to PTI senior Congress leader Chavan congratulated Kharge for winning a decisive mandateCongress central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry announced after the counting of votes on Wednesday that of the 9385 votes polled in the Congress president poll Kharge got 7897 votes and Shashi Tharoor 1072 votes while 416 votes were declared invalidI hope Kharge will use his electoral and administrative experience in strengthening the Congress and take it to new heights I am confident that he will renew the consultative process that existed in the party earlier Chavan saidAlso read Mallikarjun Kharge elected as Congresss new chief 10 things to knowThere are many unresolved issues and the Assembly elections in two states due this year There is the 2024 challenge as well I wish Kharge takes the party to new heights he saidThe election for the top Congress post took place after many years he noted and said the party will be rejuvenated due to a full time presidentThere is also excitement about Rahul Gandhis ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra he addedChavan was one of the signatories of the letter to Sonia Gandhi that had sought internal elections as well as a full time presidentMaharashtra Congress Legislature Party leader Balasaheb Thorat also congratulated Kharge on the landslide victory and in a tweet said I am confident that under his able leadership the party will be strengthened to fight and defeat the antidemocratic and communal forces in the countryThorat said Sonia Gandhi led the party during a very difficult time raised the voice of the common people and fought against the antidemocratic forcesAll Congressmen are grateful for her leadership and guidance She is a constant source of inspiration and energy for the Congress party he saidThrough the BharatJodoYatra Rahulji launched a nationwide mass movement against the divisive amp hegemonic forces to fight for the rights of the common people Under the guidance of Soniaji amp Rahulji amp with the leadership of Khargeji Congress party will become more stronger Thorat said in another tweetThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever