Tag: Pradeep Majhi

“Before induction into BJD, I took oath to strengthen the party at the grassroots level,” said Pradeep Majhi. He said he will ensure bringing several development projects of the government in Koraput.   

Majhi, who was the working president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) resigned from the primary membership of the party on October 22.

Former Congress leader Pradeep Majhi will soon be joining the ruling-BJD. Majhi himself confirmed this on Sunday (October 25) during a press meet.

It's official. Once Rahul Gandhi's close confidante and Congress strongman from south Odisha, and also party's tribal face, has finally call it quits after over two decade long association with the grand old party.

The Congress has weakened over the decades while the BJD has seen a steady rise.

Odisha Congress Working President and former Nabarangpur MP Pradeep Majhi resigned from the primary membership of party.

Rumours are making rounds that Majhi, who was allegedly ignored by the AICC,  is eyeing a Rajya Sabha seat and talks are on with the ruling BJD over the same. 

Targetting the Odisha government over inaction, OPCC Working President Pradeep Majhi on Tuesday alleged that the death of six students at a prawn factory in Guntur was actually a murder

Bhubaneswar: The ruling-BJD in the State, which has been stressing on maintaining equidistance from both the Congress and the BJP, seems to have changed its game plan. Going by BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy’s statement, the BJD might forge an alliance (post 2019 election) with the party that will come to power at the Centre in […]

Malkangiri: The Malkangiri district unit of Congress today said that it will oppose Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visit to the district during inauguration of Gurupriya bridge. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) working president, Pradeep Majhi said the Chief Minister’s visit will be opposed in the district until basic issues of the people are not addressed. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) is going to bring back the leaders who had deserted the party due to various circumstances. OPCC chief Niranjan Patnaik has initiated the drive by meeting the leaders in every district, informed working president of OPCC Pradeep Majhi Wednesday. The process to bring back the leaders into the […]

Bhubaneswar: While Congress president Rahul Gandhi appointed former Union Minister Jitendra Singh as All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Odisha, senior party leader and former Nabarangpur MP Pradeep Majhi today held a meeting with party workers in Malkangiri to select candidate for the upcoming 2019 general elections. As per reports, Majhi and over 200 […]

Bhubaneswar: Three senior leaders of Odisha Congress met party’s national president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi today reigniting speculations over a change of guard in the State unit. Senior leaders from the State Chiranjibi Biswal, Naba Das and Pradeep Majhi held discussions with Rahul Gandhi at his residence in presence of senior leader Kamal Nath […]

New Delhi: In a bid to rejuvenate party’s connection with tribal people, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met party’s tribal leaders including Odisha’s Hemananda Biswal, Pradeep Majhi, Bhakta Das and Bhujabal Majhi among others from different parts of the country. He discussed challenges the tribal people face and their perception about the party […]

Bhubaneswar: The eerie silence in the Congress camp amidst the clatter of BJD and BJB was broken after former MP of the party Pradeep Majhi created a flutter by resigning from his post of the Vice President of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Friday. Known to be a strong tribal leader, Majhi resigned from […]