now after 2 electra routes, the centrist party has elected a former minister, monica jo cogby as president, but his why the perceived as the gandhi families choice and critics allege, sonia gandhi and her son role, will still call the shots with have our panelists shortly. first, this report, by priyanka gotta aah celebrations at the congress party headquarters in new delhi. malika john car gate is the 1st from outside the gandhi family to lead the party since 1998. the veteran politician from the southern state of karnataka has one tell electoral contests and let congress in the lower house as well as the upper. and he won more than 80 percent of the vote in the party contest are good for we want. we have to protect the constitution that's under attack and together fight the fascist forces who are trying to finish off our democracy will strengthen the organization and fight the challenges. closer to plot targets, rivals, she threw, pitched himself as a candidate of change, arguing that a massive shake up in leadership was necessary to take on prime listener inter modest whiteman party, th