Bhubaneswar, February 22: Odisha BJP on Sunday holds its Core Committee meeting at the State Headquarters Office in Bhubaneswar.
In the significant meeting chaired by BJP State President Manmohan Samal, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, BJP Odisha in-charge Vijay Pal Singh Tomar, state co-in-charge Lata Usendi, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram among others, are discussing on the party’s robust organization across the state.
Today’s meeting is of course the first meeting in 2026 of the top Odisha BJP leaderships with the national BJP brasses that includes the state BJP In-charge & co-in-charge, even with the signatures of both Union Ministers across the dais.
As assumed by political critics, BJP’s discussion in the state headquarters office might centre the Rajya Sabha election that’s afoot. As there are many prominent leaders, befitting for the Upper House are on the slate, the state leaderships likely to pick up the suitable ones from them, based on their contribution to the party’s grass-root organization.
Apart from it, the state BJP is getting itself prepared for the Panchayat Polls. As the Mohan Majhi-ruled Odisha government will, face the first election during its tenure, the state BJP will lay much focus on the GP level organization, in order to secure lions share from the PR election exercise.
According to some BJP state office bearers, the party is working out on a strategic roadmap, to secure almost all GPs and Zilla Parishads across the state. However, the state BJP Chief’s resolve on selecting suitable workforce for the GP-level battles will be final and binding.
Similarly, the posts of chairman, directors & members of state boards and corporations, are yet hanging. Today’s meeting might focus on filling these vacancies as soon as possible with able leaderships from among the cadres. The state leaderships are expected to announce the board chiefs’ amid the today’s session, assume some political experts.
The crucial meeting is underway. However, the state BJP has not formally mentioned anything so far about the agenda of the current meeting.
