B |     New Delhi, Oct 20 (UNI) Function for the presentation of certificate of election to the newly elected Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will be held on October 26, at the Congress headquarters, General Secretary KC Venugopal said.

The invites to the event include members of the Congress Working Committee, state Congress presidents, Congress legislative party leaders, MPs, office bearers, as well as former Chief Ministers, and ministers.

Kharge, a former railways and labour minister, was elected as the new President of the Congress on Wednesday defeating MP Shashi Tharoor.

At his first press conference after being elected, he said inflation, severe unemployment, the gap between the rich and the poor, and the hatred spread by the government in the country are some of the main issues that need to be addressed.

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