Mallikarjun Kharge, hailed by Congress cadres as "Solillada Saradara", a leader who has faced no defeat, rose from humble beginnings as a union leader to become the president of the nation's grand old party. In his political career spanning over five decades, he deftly steered the ministries he held and remained a steadfast Gandhi family loyalist notwithstanding the ebb and flow of politics and power.
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(Published 20 October 2022, 01:20 IST)