The national rivals BJP and Congress had piping hot field days during the campaign trials in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls as both the parties locked horns to end the year with a big electoral success.
Started this September from Tamil Nadu, this Rahul Gandhi-led national rally is nearing its 100th day and on Sunday, the rally entered the Congress ruling state of Rajasthan.
While the veteran leader is flooded with wishes from several leaders, let's take a look at the political journey of Kharge, who rose from a grassroots level to the helm of one of India's biggest political parties.
The Congress party is gearing up to elect a non-Gandhi chief for the first time in 24 years and the results on who is the winner of the race will be announced on Wednesday - October 19.
There was a vivid sense of rivalry between the candidates and Tharoor claimed that he is the candidate of change and that youngsters and people in lower levels of the party are supporting him.