Mallikarjun Kharge
Indian lawyer and politician
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| 2024 | Proposed as the prime ministerial candidate for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, with support from Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, though opposed by other alliance leaders. |
| 2024 | Led Congress to gain 99 seats in the Indian general election, forming the official opposition for the first time since 2014. |
| 2024 | Congress formed a coalition government in Jammu & Kashmir. |
| 2024 | Congress formed a coalition government in Jammu & Kashmir. |
| 2024 | Proposed as the prime ministerial candidate for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, with support from Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, though opposed by other alliance leaders. |
| 2024 | Led Congress to gain 99 seats in the Indian general election, forming the official opposition for the first time since 2014. |
| 2023 | Received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Lokmat's Parliamentary Awards. |
| 2023 | Congress formed a government in Telangana and lost power in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan during Kharge's presidency. |
| 2023 | Congress formed a government in Telangana and lost power in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan during Kharge's presidency. |
| 2023 | Received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Lokmat's Parliamentary Awards. |
| 2022 | Congress formed a government in Himachal Pradesh under Kharge's presidency. |
| 2022 | Defeated Shashi Tharoor in the Indian National Congress presidential election, succeeding Sonia Gandhi as Congress President. |
| 2022 | Congress formed a government in Himachal Pradesh under Kharge's presidency. |
| 2022 | Defeated Shashi Tharoor in the Indian National Congress presidential election, succeeding Sonia Gandhi as Congress President. |
| October 1 2022 | Mallikarjun Kharge filed nominations to contest the Indian National Congress party presidential polls, becoming the first non-Gandhi family president in 24 years. |
| October 1 2022 | Mallikarjun Kharge filed nominations to contest the Indian National Congress party presidential polls, becoming the first non-Gandhi family president in 24 years. |
| February 12 2021 | Appointed as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. |
| February 12 2021 | Appointed as Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. |
| June 12 2020 | Elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka at the age of 78. |
| June 12 2020 | Elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka at the age of 78. |
| 2019 | Contested Lok Sabha election from Gulbarga but lost to Umesh G. Jadhav from BJP by a margin of 95,452 votes. |
| 2019 | Contested Lok Sabha election from Gulbarga but lost to Umesh G. Jadhav from BJP by a margin of 95,452 votes. |
| 2018 | Appointed as general secretary of the All India Congress Committee, in charge of Maharashtra, serving until 2020. |
| 2018 | Appointed as general secretary of the All India Congress Committee, in charge of Maharashtra, serving until 2020. |
| 2017 | Appointed as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee and became member of Lok Sabha Budget Committee |
| 2017 | Appointed as Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee and became member of Lok Sabha Budget Committee |
| 2016 | Became chairperson of Public Accounts Committee in 16th Lok Sabha, serving until 2019. |
| 2016 | Became chairperson of Public Accounts Committee in 16th Lok Sabha, serving until 2019. |
| 2015 | Became member of General Purposes Committee and Consultative Committee of Ministry of Defence |
| 2015 | Became member of General Purposes Committee and Consultative Committee of Ministry of Defence |
| 2014 | Re-elected to Lok Sabha from Gulbarga, defeating Revunaik Belamagih from BJP by a margin of 13,404 votes. Appointed as Leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha in June. |
| 2014 | Re-elected to Lok Sabha from Gulbarga, defeating Revunaik Belamagih from BJP by a margin of 13,404 votes. Appointed as Leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha in June. |
| 2013 | Appointed as Minister of Railways in the Union Cabinet, serving until 2014. |
| 2013 | Appointed as Minister of Railways in the Union Cabinet, serving until 2014. |
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