Congress presidential polls: Voting begins in Kharge vs Tharoor contest

The grand old party, Congress is all set to have a non-Gandhi president in more than 24 years. Senior leaders of the party Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor will face off against each other for the post of AICC chief today, Monday (17 October). 

The voting has started taking place at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in which more than 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates will be allowed to choose the party chief in a secret ballot. 

For the sixth time, the election will take place at AICC headquarters at over 65 polling booths across the country in Congress' 137-year history.