Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge is the frontrunner to take over the party presidency from Sonia Gandhi and become the first non-Gandhi AICC leader in 24 years, as the voting in the 'Kharge vs Shashi Tharoor' clash takes place on Monday. Over 9,000 state delegates will vote in the much-awaited election across 67 voting booths in states and at the AICC headquarters.Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge is the frontrunner to take over the party presidency from Sonia Gandhi and become the first non-Gandhi AICC leader in 24 years, as the voting in the 'Kharge vs Shashi Tharoor' clash takes place on Monday. Over 9,000 state delegates will vote in the much-awaited election across 67 voting booths in states and at the AICC headquarters.