Bhubaneswar, May 17: In a major organisational overhaul, the Indian National Congress has appointed a fresh team of office-bearers for its Odisha unit.
The restructuring comes under the direction of All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge, who approved the new list of 29 key functionaries for the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC).
The new team includes 7 vice presidents, 10 general secretaries, 12 secretaries, and 1 treasurer.
Veteran leader and five-time MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati, along with senior politicians Ramesh Jena, CS Raazen Ekka, Santosh Singh Saluja, Debasis Patnaik, and Lalatendu Mohapatra, have been appointed as vice presidents of the OPCC.
The list of general secretaries features sitting MLAs Ashok Das, Mangu Khilla, Pabitra Saunta, Nilamadhab Hikaka, and youth leader Syed Yashir Nawaz.
Siddharth Swarup Dash has been named the treasurer of the state unit.
The restructuring follows the Congress party's underwhelming performance in the 2024 simultaneous Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections. In the aftermath, the AICC dissolved all organisational committees of the OPCC.
Earlier this year, the party had named former Union Minister Bhakta Charan Das as the new OPCC president, signalling a renewed push to revive the Congress in Odisha.
