MK
INCSince 2022Male
Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress President; Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha
About
Mallikarjun Kharge became Congress President in October 2022 in the first contested party election in 22 years, defeating Shashi Tharoor. A Dalit leader from Kalaburagi, Karnataka with five decades of public life, he has served as Union Railway Minister, Labour Minister, and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. He chairs the INDIA bloc and is the seniormost Congress leader in active electoral politics.
Age
84
In office since
2022
Education
LL.B., Government Law College, Gulbarga
Constituency
Rajya Sabha (Karnataka)
Declared Wealth
MyNeta₹12.41 Cr
Total assets
₹0.22 Cr
Liabilities
Net worth: ₹12.19 Crafter liabilities
Source: ECI affidavit — most recent election declaration
No declared cases
No criminal or civil cases declared in affidavit
State Context
StateKarnataka →
Ruling PartyINC
CMD.K. Shivakumar
AllianceINDIA
Last Election2023
Assembly seats
135 / 224 seats