What will now change within Congress?

Finally, it is Malikarjun Kharge who will be taking the Driver seat at the Congress wagon supposedly to steer clear the Congress party from
the demoralised state. He will be a non-Gandhi Congress president after 22 years of Gandhi family stewardship. The last Congress
presidential election happened 22 years ago, when Sonia Gandhi was challenged by Jitendra Prasad but with an oblivious result of Sonia
Gandhi‘s winning.
This time too, the final outcome was no surprise as in Congress and outside, all know the Kharge was the patronized candidate. Even
though Kharge, a long-time family loyalist and close aide, was being unofficially supported by the Gandhi family, Congress spokespersons
continued to deny it until they were blue in the face.
When the two candidates went to submit their paperwork for nomination as well as throughout their campaigns, where Tharoor stated
that many state leaders were not even willing to meet him, it was very obvious.
What changes will the struggling Congress party experience now that the election is over and done, with Kharge possibly acting as the
de facto leader of the organisation? Many people think that since the party won't really alter as a result of the election of 80-year-old
Mallikarjun Kharge, who is seen as being close to the Gandhis.
The fact that the Congress party now has a president who is not Gandhi is the party's greatest accomplishment as a result of this
presidential election. This would at least mitigate the BJP's attack on the term “dynasty.” It also draws attention to other parties' lack of
internal party democracy, such as the BJP, who choose their party presidents through “consensus” rather than party elections.
Kharge may not implement the drastic adjustments required to overturn the defeat at a time when the Congress is experiencing an
existential crisis, but his promotion could awaken some dormant party dynamics. But only if the Congress first family is prepared to give
him the freedom to be himself and assume the leading role for the time being.
Whatever the case, the new leader of the Congress has a number of challenges. The first is to resurrect opposition unity's efforts,
which encountered significant obstacles when Gandhi put up a public facade.
The opposition must unite, but it does not at the moment given how strong the ruling BJP is and how well-liked the Prime Minister is
personally. Congress has been unable to get its act together, which is why. Will the new boss make any changes?
Kharge will eventually need to decide whether to resurrect the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) by contacting influential local figures
like Mamata Banerjee, Nitish Kumar, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, etc.
The Congress is utterly disorganised. A reorganisation of the organisation is required since a number of leaders are scurrying for the
exit, some of whom have cited the cramped conditions within the party.
Many would like Kharge to start by reforming the Congress Working Committee, the party's top decision-making body (CWC). The
most recent CWC elections took place in 1997.
Will he advocate for the CWC to hold elections? If the party reform process starts at the top, a message
of change will filter down through the ranks.