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lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ملیکارجُن کھڑگے" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%A1%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%B1_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B2%E1%B1%9C%E1%B1%AE" title="ᱢᱟᱞᱞᱤᱠᱟᱨᱡᱩᱱ ᱠᱷᱟᱲᱜᱮ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱢᱟᱞᱞᱤᱠᱟᱨᱡᱩᱱ ᱠᱷᱟᱲᱜᱮ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallikarjun_Kharge" title="Mallikarjun Kharge – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Mallikarjun Kharge" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" 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background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">1st <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Developmental_Inclusive_Alliance" title="Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance">Chairman of the <br /> Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />13 January 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Position established</i></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Indian_National_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="List of presidents of the Indian National Congress">President of the Indian National Congress</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />26 October 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-10-26</span>)</span></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sonia_Gandhi" title="Sonia Gandhi">Sonia Gandhi</a> (<i>interim</i>)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">14th <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_in_Rajya_Sabha" title="Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha">Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />16 February 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Vice President</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">M. Venkaiah Naidu</a> (16 February 2021–11 August 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdeep_Dhankhar" title="Jagdeep Dhankhar">Jagdeep Dhankhar</a> (11 August 2022–)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Leader_of_the_Opposition_in_Rajya_Sabha" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha">Deputy</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anand_Sharma" title="Anand Sharma">Anand Sharma</a><br />(8 June 2014–2 April 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pramod_Tiwari" title="Pramod Tiwari">Pramod Tiwari</a><br />(13 March 2023–)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Nabi_Azad" title="Ghulam Nabi Azad">Ghulam Nabi Azad</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Rajya_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha">Member of Parliament</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />12 June 2020</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rajeev_Gowda" title="Rajeev Gowda">Rajeev Gowda</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rajya_Sabha_members_from_Karnataka" title="List of Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka">Karnataka</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1942-07-21</span>) </span>21 July 1942<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 82)</span><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warwatti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Warwatti (page does not exist)">Warwatti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bidar_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Bidar District">Bidar District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_State" title="Hyderabad State">Hyderabad State</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Radhabai Kharge</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="13 May 1968">1968</span>)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">5, including <a href="/wiki/Priyank_Kharge" title="Priyank Kharge">Priyank Kharge</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">10, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Government Arts and Science College, <a href="/wiki/Gulbarga" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulbarga">Gulbarga</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)</li><li>S.S.L. Law College, <a href="/wiki/Karnatak_University" title="Karnatak University">Karnatak University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Laws" title="Bachelor of Laws">LLB</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lawyer" title="Lawyer">Lawyer</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">politician</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-mallikarjun-kharge">india.gov.in/mallikarjun-kharge</a></span> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin-bottom:-.65em; ; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="line-height:normal; padding:0.2em; border:1px dashed lightgrey;;"><div style="text-align: center; padding: 0 0.4em; margin: 0 3.3em">Prior political offices </div></th> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Leader of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />4 June 2014 – 23 May 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sushilkumar_Shinde" title="Sushilkumar Shinde">Sushilkumar Shinde</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Adhir_Ranjan_Chowdhury" title="Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury">Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(India)" title="Ministry of Railways (India)">Union Minister of Railways</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />17 June 2013 – 26 May 2014</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/C._P._Joshi" title="C. P. Joshi">C. P. Joshi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/D._V._Sadananda_Gowda" class="mw-redirect" title="D. V. Sadananda Gowda">D. V. Sadananda Gowda</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Union Minister of Labour and Employment</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />29 May 2009 – 16 June 2013</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Fernandes" title="Oscar Fernandes">Oscar Fernandes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sis_Ram_Ola" class="mw-redirect" title="Sis Ram Ola">Sis Ram Ola</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Lok_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha">Member of Parliament</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />31 May 2009 – 23 May 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Iqbal_Ahmed_Saradgi" title="Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi">Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Umesh._G._Jadhav" title="Umesh. G. Jadhav">Umesh. G. Jadhav</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gulbarga_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulbarga (Lok Sabha constituency)">Gulbarga, Karnataka</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">24th <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Pradesh_Congress_Committee" title="Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee">President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2005–2008</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/All_India_Congress_Committee" title="All India Congress Committee">AICC</a> President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sonia_Gandhi" title="Sonia Gandhi">Sonia Gandhi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Janardhana_Poojary" title="Janardhana Poojary">Janardhana Poojary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/R._V._Deshpande" title="R. V. Deshpande">R. V. Deshpande</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Krishna_ministry" title="Krishna ministry">Minister of Home Affairs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Karnataka" title="Government of Karnataka">Government of Karnataka</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1999–2004</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Khurshed_Alam_Khan" title="Khurshed Alam Khan">Khurshed Alam Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._S._Ramadevi" title="V. S. Ramadevi">V. S. Ramadevi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Chaturvedi" title="T. N. Chaturvedi">T. N. Chaturvedi</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Karnataka" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Karnataka">Chief Minister</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/S._M._Krishna" title="S. M. Krishna">S. M. Krishna</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">15th <a href="/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_the_opposition_in_the_Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of leaders of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />5 June 2008 – 26 May 2009</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rameshwar_Thakur" title="Rameshwar Thakur">Rameshwar Thakur</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/B._S._Yediyurappa" title="B. S. Yediyurappa">B. S. Yediyurappa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/N._Dharam_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Dharam Singh">N. Dharam Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Siddaramaiah" title="Siddaramaiah">Siddaramaiah</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />19 December 1996 – 7 July 1999</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Khurshed_Alam_Khan" title="Khurshed Alam Khan">Khurshed Alam Khan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jayadevappa_Halappa_Patel" class="mw-redirect" title="Jayadevappa Halappa Patel">Jayadevappa Halappa Patel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/B._S._Yediyurappa" title="B. S. Yediyurappa">B. S. Yediyurappa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jagadish_Shettar" title="Jagadish Shettar">Jagadish Shettar</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Moily_ministry" title="Moily ministry">Minister for Cooperation & Marketing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Karnataka" title="Government of Karnataka">Government of Karnataka</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1992–1994</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Khurshed_Alam_Khan" title="Khurshed Alam Khan">Khurshed Alam Khan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Veerappa_Moily" title="Veerappa Moily">Veerappa Moily</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Gundu_Rao_ministry" title="Gundu Rao ministry">Minister of Revenue & Stamps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Karnataka" title="Government of Karnataka">Government of Karnataka</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1990–1992</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Khurshed_Alam_Khan" title="Khurshed Alam Khan">Khurshed Alam Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhanu_Pratap_Singh" title="Bhanu Pratap Singh">Bhanu Pratap Singh</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bangarappa" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangarappa">Bangarappa</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1980–1983</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Govind_Narain" title="Govind Narain">Govind Narain</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/R._Gundu_Rao" title="R. Gundu Rao">R. Gundu Rao</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Legislative Assembly (India)">Member</a> of <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2008–2009</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Vishwanath Patil Hebbal</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Valmiki_Naik" class="mw-redirect" title="Valmiki Naik">Valmiki Naik</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chittapur_(Vidhana_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chittapur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)">Chittapur</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1972–2008</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">N. Yenkappa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baburao_Chinchansur" title="Baburao Chinchansur">Baburao Chinchansur</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gurmitkal_(Vidhana_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurmitkal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)">Gurmitkal</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Kannada:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="kn-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">[malːikaːrd͡ʒun<span class="wrap"> </span>kʰɐrɡe]</a></span>; born 21 July 1942) is an Indian lawyer and politician serving as the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Indian_National_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Indian National Congress">President of the Indian National Congress</a> since 2022,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_in_Rajya_Sabha" title="Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha">Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha</a> since 2021. He has been a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Rajya_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha">Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha</a> from <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> since <a href="/wiki/2020_Rajya_Sabha_elections" title="2020 Rajya Sabha elections">2020</a>. </p><p>He began his career in state politics, serving as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a> from <a href="/wiki/Gurmitkal_Assembly_constituency" title="Gurmitkal Assembly constituency">Gurmitkal Assembly constituency</a> from 1972 to 2008 and from <a href="/wiki/Chittapur_Assembly_constituency" title="Chittapur Assembly constituency">Chittapur Assembly constituency</a> from 2008 to 2009. Kharge served as the <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_opposition" class="mw-redirect" title="Leader of opposition">Leader of opposition</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a> from 1996 to 1999, president of <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Pradesh_Congress_Committee" title="Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee">Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee</a> from 2005 to 2008, and as a minister in many portfolios under various chief ministers. </p><p>Kharge joined national politics when he was elected as the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Member of Parliament</a> for <a href="/wiki/Gulbarga_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulbarga (Lok Sabha constituency)">Gulbarga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, serving from 2009 to 2019. During the <a href="/wiki/Second_Manmohan_Singh_ministry" title="Second Manmohan Singh ministry">UPA 2 government</a>, he served as the Minister of Railways from 2013 to 2014 and Minister of Labour and Employment from 2009 to 2013 in the Union Cabinet. He was also a general secretary of the <a href="/wiki/All_India_Congress_Committee" title="All India Congress Committee">All India Congress Committee</a>, incharge for <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a>, from 2018 to 2020. He was also the chairperson of <a href="/wiki/Public_Accounts_Committee_(India)" title="Public Accounts Committee (India)">Public Accounts Committee</a> in <a href="/wiki/16th_Lok_Sabha" title="16th Lok Sabha">16th Lok Sabha</a> from 2016 to 2019. After being elected a member of the <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> for Karnataka in 2020, he defeated <a href="/wiki/Shashi_Tharoor" title="Shashi Tharoor">Shashi Tharoor</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Indian_National_Congress_presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Indian National Congress presidential election">2022 Indian National Congress presidential election</a> to succeed <a href="/wiki/Sonia_Gandhi" title="Sonia Gandhi">Sonia Gandhi</a>. Under his presidency, the Congress gained 99 seats in the <a href="/wiki/2024_Indian_general_election" title="2024 Indian general election">2024 Indian general election</a>, forming the <a href="/wiki/Official_Opposition_(India)" title="Official Opposition (India)">official opposition</a> for the first time since 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_background">Early life and background</h2></div> <p>Mallikarjun Kharge was born in the Varawatti, Bhalki Taluk, <a href="/wiki/Bidar_district" title="Bidar district">Bidar district</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Dalit" title="Dalit">Dalit</a> family to Saibavva and Mapanna Kharge. </p><p>In 1948, Kharge lost his mother and sister in a fire set off by the <a href="/wiki/Razakars_(Hyderabad)" title="Razakars (Hyderabad)">Razakars</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Nizam_of_Hyderabad" title="Nizam of Hyderabad">Nizam of Hyderabad</a>, while he himself had a narrow escape at the age of 7.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished his schooling from Nutan Vidyalaya in Gulbarga and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Government College, <a href="/wiki/Gulbarga" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulbarga">Gulbarga</a> and his law degree from the Seth Shankarlal Lahoti Law College in Gulbarga.<sup id="cite_ref-about_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started his legal practice as a junior in Justice <a href="/wiki/Shivaraj_Patil" title="Shivaraj Patil">Shivaraj Patil</a>'s office and fought cases for labour unions early in his legal career.<sup id="cite_ref-career_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-career-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_politics">Electoral politics</h2></div> <p>Kharge was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 2009 the general election from Gulbarga. This was his tenth consecutive election victory.<sup id="cite_ref-win_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-win-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 2014 general elections, Kharge was elected from Gulbarga, beating Revunaik Belamagih from the BJP with a margin of 13,404 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June, he was appointed the Leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 2019 general elections, Kharge contested from the same parliamentary seat, however this time he lost to <a href="/wiki/Umesh._G._Jadhav" title="Umesh. G. Jadhav">Umesh G. Jadhav</a> from the BJP with a margin of 95,452 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 12 June 2020 Kharge was elected (unopposed) to the <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> from Karnataka, at the age of 78 years.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 12 February 2021, Kharge was appointed <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_Opposition_in_Rajya_Sabha" class="mw-redirect" title="Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha">Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kharge notably has been appointed as an observer by the INC for multiple states in the past, including Assam in 2014, Punjab in 2021, and Rajasthan in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has been criticized for his alleged inability to resolve internal party issues in these three states and therefore causing the loss in Assam and Punjab, and public embarrassment in Rajasthan.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He is known for his record of defeating all his opposition candidates in his lifetime career except one.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="President_of_the_Indian_National_Congress">President of the Indian National Congress</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Election">Election</h4></div> <p>On 1 October 2022, he filed nominations to contest the <a href="/wiki/2022_Indian_National_Congress_presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Indian National Congress presidential election">INC party presidential polls</a> and won with 7897 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the first INC President not from the <a href="/wiki/Nehru-Gandhi_family" class="mw-redirect" title="Nehru-Gandhi family">Gandhi family</a> in 24 years.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the first 2 years of his presidency, the Congress formed governments in Himachal Pradesh in 2022, Telangana in 2023, and forming a coalition in Jammu & Kashmir in 2024, while losing power in Chattisgarh and Rajasthan in 2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2024_general_election">2024 general election</h4></div> <p>Kharge's name was proposed as the prime ministerial candidate of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Developmental_Inclusive_Alliance" title="Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance">Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2024_Indian_general_election" title="2024 Indian general election">2024 general election</a>. The proposal was made by <a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_West_Bengal" title="List of chief ministers of West Bengal">West Bengal chief minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Mamata_Banerjee" title="Mamata Banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</a> and was supported by <a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_Delhi" title="List of chief ministers of Delhi">Delhi chief minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Arvind_Kejriwal" title="Arvind Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, other senior leaders of the alliance such a <a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_Bihar" title="List of chief ministers of Bihar">Bihar chief minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Nitish_Kumar" title="Nitish Kumar">Nitish Kumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">Rashtriya Janata Dal</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Lalu_Prasad_Yadav" title="Lalu Prasad Yadav">Lalu Yadav</a> disapproved the proposal.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_performances">Electoral performances</h2></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Election </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Constituency Name </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Votes gained </th> <th>Vote share% </th> <th>Margin </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_Mysore_Legislative_Assembly_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election">1972</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mysore_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Mysore Legislative Assembly">Mysore Legislative Assembly</a> </td> <td rowspan="12" style="background-color: #19AAED"> </td> <td rowspan="12"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a>  </td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Gurmitkal_Assembly_constituency" title="Gurmitkal Assembly constituency">Gurmitkal</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>16,796 </td> <td>62.68%% </td> <td>9,440 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election1972_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election1972-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>30,380 </td> <td>64.99% </td> <td>16,599 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election1978_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election1978-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>30,933 </td> <td>67.65% </td> <td>16,143 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election1983_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election1983-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>32,669 </td> <td>66% </td> <td>17,673 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election1985_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election1985-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>39,608 </td> <td>64.23% </td> <td>19,969 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election1989_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election1989-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>42,588 </td> <td>58.76% </td> <td>19,336 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election1994_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election1994-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>54,569 </td> <td>76.76% </td> <td>47,124 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election1999_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election1999-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>37,006 </td> <td>45.99% </td> <td>18,547 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election2004_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election2004-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">Karnataka Legislative Assembly</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>49,837 </td> <td>52.13% </td> <td>17,442 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election2008_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election2008-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Indian_general_election" title="2009 Indian general election">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_Lok_Sabha" title="15th Lok Sabha">15th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Gulbarga_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency">Gulbarga</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>3,45,241 </td> <td>45.46% </td> <td>13,404 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election2009_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election2009-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Indian_general_election" title="2014 Indian general election">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/16th_Lok_Sabha" title="16th Lok Sabha">16th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td>5,07,193 </td> <td>50.83% </td> <td>74,733 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election2014_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election2014-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election" title="2019 Indian general election">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/17th_Lok_Sabha" title="17th Lok Sabha">17th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost </td> <td>5,24,740 </td> <td>44.08% </td> <td>95,452 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-election2019_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election2019-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Lokmat" title="Lokmat">Lokmat</a>'s Parliamentary Awards- Lifetime Achievement Award.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Positions_held">Positions held</h2></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td>1972–1978 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">5th Mysore Assembly</a> (1st Term) <ul><li>Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education <span style="font-size:85%;">(1976-1978)</span></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978–1983 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">6th Karnataka Assembly</a> (2nd Term) <ul><li>Cabinet Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj <span style="font-size:85%;">(1979-1980)</span></li> <li>Cabinet Minister for Revenue <span style="font-size:85%;">(1980-83)</span></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983–1985 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">7th Karnataka Assembly</a> (3rd Term) <ul><li>Secretary, Congress Legislature Party</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985–1989 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">8th Karnataka Assembly</a> (4th Term) <ul><li>Deputy Leader of Opposition</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989–1994 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">9th Karnataka Assembly</a> (5th Term) <ul><li>Cabinet Minister for Revenue, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj <span style="font-size:85%;">(1990-1992)</span></li> <li>Cabinet Minister for Co-operation, Medium and Large Industries <span style="font-size:85%;">(1992-1994)</span></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994–1999 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">10th Karnataka Assembly</a> (6th Term) <ul><li>Leader of Opposition <span style="font-size:85%;">(1996-99)</span></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999–2004 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">11th Karnataka Assembly</a> (7th Term) <ul><li>Cabinet Minister for Home, Infrastructure Development and Minor Irrigation <span style="font-size:85%;">(1999-2004)</span></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–2008 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">12th Karnataka Assembly</a> (8th Term) <ul><li>Cabinet Minister for Water Resources and Transport <span style="font-size:85%;">(2004-2006)</span></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–2009 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Legislative_Assembly" title="Karnataka Legislative Assembly">13th Karnataka Assembly</a> (9th Term) <ul><li>Leader of Opposition <span style="font-size:85%;">(2008-2009)</span></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009–2014 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/15th_Lok_Sabha" title="15th Lok Sabha">15th Lok Sabha</a> (1st Term) <ul><li>Union Minister for Labour and Employment <span style="font-size:85%;">(31 May 2009–17 June 2013)</span></li> <li>Union Minister for Railways and Social Justice and Empowerment <span style="font-size:85%;">(17 June 2013-26 May 2014)</span></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014–2019 </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/16th_Lok_Sabha" title="16th Lok Sabha">16th Lok Sabha</a> (2nd Term) <ul><li>Leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party</li> <li>Member, Business Advisory Committee <span style="font-size:85%;">(2014–2019)</span></li> <li>Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs <span style="font-size:85%;">(2014–2019)</span></li> <li>Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex <span style="font-size:85%;">(2014–2019)</span></li> <li>Member of National Committee (NC) for commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru <span style="font-size:85%;">(2014–2019)</span></li> <li>Member, General Purposes Committee <span style="font-size:85%;">(2015–2019)</span></li> <li>Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence <span style="font-size:85%;">(2015–2019)</span></li> <li>Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee <span style="font-size:85%;">(2017–2019)</span></li> <li>Member, Committee on Budget of Lok Sabha <span style="font-size:85%;">(2017–2019)</span></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020–Present </td> <td>Elected to <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> (1st Term) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_in_Rajya_Sabha" title="Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha">Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2021-Present)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Indian_National_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="List of presidents of the Indian National Congress">President of the Indian National Congress</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2022-Present)</span></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <p>Kharge married Radhabai on 13 May 1968; they have 2 daughters and 3 sons.<sup id="cite_ref-about_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-personal_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-personal-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kharge is a polyglot and can speak English, Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Telugu and Marathi.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His son <a href="/wiki/Priyank_Kharge" title="Priyank Kharge">Priyank Kharge</a> is an MLA from the <a href="/wiki/Chittapur_Assembly_constituency" title="Chittapur Assembly constituency">Chittapur assembly constituency</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and his son-in-law <a href="/wiki/Radhakrishna_(politician)" title="Radhakrishna (politician)">Radhakrishna</a> is an MP from Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency, Kharge's former seat in the Lok Sabha. </p><p>Kharge is a practicing <a href="/wiki/Buddhist" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhist">Buddhist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the Founder-Chairman of Siddharth Vihar Trust that has built the <a href="/wiki/Buddha_Vihar,_Kalaburagi" title="Buddha Vihar, Kalaburagi">Buddha Vihar in Gulbarga</a>, India.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also a patron of the <a href="/wiki/Chowdiah_Memorial_Hall" title="Chowdiah Memorial Hall">Chowdiah Memorial Hall</a>, a concert and theater venue in Bangalore. 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and Diu Territorial Congress Committee">Daman and Diu</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladakh_Territorial_Congress_Committee" title="Ladakh Territorial Congress Committee">Ladakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshadweep_Territorial_Congress_Committee" title="Lakshadweep Territorial Congress Committee">Lakshadweep</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Regional_Congress_Committee" title="Mumbai Regional Congress Committee">Mumbai RCC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Indian_National_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="List of presidents of the Indian National Congress">Presidents</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Womesh_Chunder_Bonnerjee" title="Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee">Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dadabhai_Naoroji" title="Dadabhai Naoroji">Dadabhai Naoroji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badruddin_Tyabji" title="Badruddin Tyabji">Badruddin Tyabji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Yule_(businessman)" title="George Yule (businessman)">George Yule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Wedderburn" title="William Wedderburn">William Wedderburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pherozeshah_Mehta" title="Pherozeshah Mehta">Pherozeshah Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anandacharlu" class="mw-redirect" title="Anandacharlu">Anandacharlu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Womesh_Chunder_Bonnerjee" title="Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee">Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dadabhai_Naoroji" title="Dadabhai Naoroji">Dadabhai Naoroji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Webb" title="Alfred Webb">Webb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surendranath_Banerjee" title="Surendranath Banerjee">Surendranath Banerjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rahimtulla_M._Sayani" title="Rahimtulla M. Sayani">Rahimtulla M. Sayani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Sankaran_Nair" title="C. Sankaran Nair">C. Sankaran Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anandamohan_Bose" title="Anandamohan Bose">Anandamohan Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romesh_Chunder_Dutt" title="Romesh Chunder Dutt">Romesh Chunder Dutt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._G._Chandavarkar" title="N. G. Chandavarkar">N. G. 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V. Narasimha Rao">P. V. Narasimha Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lok Sabha</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru" title="Jawaharlal Nehru">Jawaharlal Nehru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulzarilal_Nanda" title="Gulzarilal Nanda">Gulzarilal Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lal_Bahadur_Shastri" title="Lal Bahadur Shastri">Lal Bahadur Shastri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satya_Narayan_Sinha" title="Satya Narayan Sinha">Satya Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yashwantrao_Chavan" title="Yashwantrao Chavan">Yashwantrao Chavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._M._Stephen" title="C. 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