Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will be celebrating his 81st birthday on July 21. The Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Karnataka, Kharge has held important posts in Union Government.

Born in Varawatti, Bidar district, Kharge has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Government College in Kalaburagi and later got a law degree from Seth Shankarlal Lahoti Law College. He started his legal practice as a junior in Justice Shivaraj Patil's office and fought cases for labour unions early in his legal career.