<p>Congress headquarters in Delhi is witnessing hectic preparations for the ceremony where Sonia Gandhi will hand over the party president's baton to Mallikarjun Kharge.</p>.<p>Ahead of his taking over, Kharge, the first non-Gandhi to head the outfit in 24 years, called on former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his residence and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.</p>.<p>Kharge defeated Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor in a direct contest for the top post in the grand old party after the Gandhis opted out of the race. Kharge, 80, takes charge of the party at a time when it faces a tough challenge from a formidable BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has ousted the Congress from many states.</p>.<p>As the party welcomes the new president, let's take a look at Congress presidents over the years:</p>
<p>Congress headquarters in Delhi is witnessing hectic preparations for the ceremony where Sonia Gandhi will hand over the party president's baton to Mallikarjun Kharge.</p>.<p>Ahead of his taking over, Kharge, the first non-Gandhi to head the outfit in 24 years, called on former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his residence and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.</p>.<p>Kharge defeated Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor in a direct contest for the top post in the grand old party after the Gandhis opted out of the race. Kharge, 80, takes charge of the party at a time when it faces a tough challenge from a formidable BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has ousted the Congress from many states.</p>.<p>As the party welcomes the new president, let's take a look at Congress presidents over the years:</p>