The veteran Congress leader made it clear that he is not quitting politics in near future. But he made it clear that he will not be in the fray for the 2024 general election
Bhubaneswar: With an aim to strengthen the party in Odisha and chalk out future course of action, Congress State in-charge Jitendra Singh, three newly-appointed AICC secretaries and a joint secretary for Odisha met in New Delhi on Monday. According to reports, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Prasad Harichandan also met Jitendra Singh and AICC […]
Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Prasad Harichandan said that the state unit of the party will have a ‘Nabakalebara’ (revamp) from booth-level to the top, National Party President Rahul Gandhi today appointed three new secretaries in charge of the state. The three new secretaries – former party MLAs Rudra Raju […]
Bhubaneswar: The Congress party in Odisha will be revamped right from the grassroots level soon, informed Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Prasad Harichandan today. “Congress will have a ‘Nabakalebara’ (revamp) from booth-level to the top,” Harichandan told mediapersons stating further that results of the organisational election will be declared soon. Sources said senior members […]
Bhubaneswar: Hitting out at the leaders who recently quit the party, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Prasad Harichandan said that such exodus will have no impact on the party and the party is still strong. While staging a peaceful demonstration at party headquarters in Bhubaneswar today protesting violence during the Bharat Bandh held by […]
Bhubaneswar: The ongoing infighting in Congress is getting bitter with several MLAs of the party today meeting at the residence of Opposition Party Leader Narasingha Mishra and reportedly chalking out a strategy to oust the incumbent president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Prasad Harichandan. Congress MLA from Sundergarh Jogesh Singh on Wednesday said he […]
Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations over change of guard in Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) to rest, chairperson of the state unit’s discipline committee Sandhya Rani Mohapatra on Saturday informed that Prasad Harichandan would be at the helm of affairs till 2019 general elections. Though Prasad Harichandan had offered to quit in the wake of the […]
Bhubaneswar: Prasad Harichandan resigned as the President of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Wednesday owing moral responsibility for party’s defeat in the Bijepur by-election, senior party leader, Suresh Kumar Routray confirmed today. “He is an educated person, a gentleman and he has high organisational and intellectual capabilities. Therefore, he tendered his resignation owing moral […]
Bhubaneswar: Owing moral responsibility for the defeat of party candidate in Bijepur bypoll, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Prasad Harichandan today stepped down from his position. Party sources said Harichandan sent his resignation letter to Congress president Rahul Gandhi. However, he could not be contacted for immediate comment. The party high command is yet […]
Bhubaneswar: Bimala Harichandan, mother of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Prasad Harichandan, passed away on Monday evening. She was 86. She was suffering from old age related ailments for quite some time. She is survived by two sons and three daughters. Prasad Harichandan is her eldest son. Bimala was born in Uparasahi of Khurda […]
Bhubaneswar: Putting to rest months of speculation about the leadership of Odisha Pradesh Committee Congress (OPCC), the All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday informed that there would not be any change in the leadership of states across the country, as of now. For the time being Prasad Harichandan will continue to […]
Bhubaneswar: After much political churning in Odisha Congress, the AICC has put the change of guard in Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on hold due to ongoing organisational polls. State leaders opined openly that change of leadership cannot be held now as the organisational election is underway. “How can the high command shift attention to […]
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 […]
Bhubaneswar: Infighting has returned to haunt Odisha Congress with senior leaders now engaged in a fresh ‘verbal duel’ that is now likely to adversely affect efforts of the high command to resurrect the grand old party here in the State. This time Congress Chief Whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati has once again spewed venom against Odisha […]
Bhubaneswar: With differences clearly visible among several parties over NDA’s Presidential candidate, Congress Chief Whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Monday expressed apprehensions about ‘cross-voting’ by the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD). As UPA backed candidate Meira Kumar is popular among the intellectual masses, MPs of several political parties including Shiv Sena, BJP and BJD may […]
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