The Congress is set to see a contest for the party president's post for the first time in 20 years.
In one corner is Mallikarjun Kharge, the candidate with the reported support of the Gandhi-Nehru trio who run the party.
In the other corner, Dr Shashi Tharoor, three time MP, bestseller author, wordsmith and former UN diplomat, supported by a mere handful of party leaders.
Kharge is 80; Tharoor is 66. Neither is a spring chicken in a country where the majority is under the age of 35.
Interestingly, both contenders are from the South; Kharge from Karnataka and Tharoor from Kerala, states where the Congress still retains some electoral clout.
But Kharge, a politician of long standing, has a rather drab personality without the charisma credentials essential to challenge Narendra Damodardas Modi.
Tharoor, on the other hand, apparently has a beautiful mind with a large personal following on social media, but is seen as a bantamweight in national politics.
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