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Two-Time OPCC Chief Jayadev Jena
I Am Not In Race for OPCC President, Says Jayadev Jena

Amid speculations and demand by some senior Congress leaders to overhaul the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) leadership, the two time OPCC Chief, Jayadev Jena on Monday said he is not in the race this time and does not want to sit on the chair either.

  • Monday, 11 April 2022
Congress introspection continues; demand for Niranjan as PCC chief grows louder

Bhubaneswar: The Congress legislature party strongly recommended the name of Niranjan Patnaik as the next PCC president of Odisha on Sunday during the second day of AICC observers’ assessment of scenario in State Congress. Hours before the legislators-observers talks, party MLAs met together at the residence of Leader of Opposition Narasingh Mishra in presence of […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Niranjan backs Biswal, dubs some state Congress leaders ‘rats’

Bhubaneswar: Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Hemananda Biswal, who created a flutter in his party circle four days ago after admitting dissidence in the Congress in a meeting with party vice president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, today received support from his colleague Niranjan Patnaik, the former Odisha Congress chief who is known for […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Former OPCC chief meets Sonia in New Delhi

New Delhi: Former OPCC chief Jayadev Jena on Saturday said Congress President Sonia Gandhi asked the party’s State leaders to work together so that it could return to power in Odisha. Elaborating about his meeting with the Congress party President, Jena said, “I believe Sonia must have told the same thing to other party leaders […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
State Congress mantle falls on Prasad Harichandan

It’s official. Congress high command today named young leader Prasad Harichandan to lead the party in Odisha. He would replace Jayadev Jena as Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president. The much-awaited announcement came from All India Congress Committee (AICC) in the evening

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
JB sees ‘frequent change of guard’ behind Cong failure in Odisha

Frequent change in party leadership is the main reason behind the failure of Congress in Odisha in last two decades, former Chief Minister Janaki Ballav Patnaik said while speaking to mediapersons here today

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
Jayadev shows off strength in Anandpur

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Jayadev Jena on Saturday came down heavily on Naveen Patnaik-led government alleging that it is solely responsible for the loot of rice which was meant for BPL families. “Though for the last 10 years the UPA government has been allotting 35kg rice per month to each BPL family […]

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
Rahul to hold rallies in Maoist infested areas tomorrow

In view of Rahul Gandhi’s March 31 visit to Odisha, PCC president Jayadev Jena is scheduled to visit Maoist-dominated Koraput and Nabarangpur districts today to review the preparation for the Congress scion’s visit. Jena is also scheduled to campaign for his party candidates in the district

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
Suspended BJP MLA Bhimsen Choudhury joins Congress

Suspended BJP MLA from Bonai constituency Bhimsen Choudhury today joined Congress in Delhi in presence of Odisha PCC president Jayadev Jena.....

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
Cong promises CBI probe into Odisha mining, chitfund scam

Promising CBI probe into mining, chitfund and other scams in Odisha, Congress on Friday said it would review all MoUs signed by BJD government in the state in last 10 years, provide pucca houses to landless and allowance to unemployed youths if voted to power

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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