Ganeswar Behera chosen for leadership of Congress manifesto committee

Congress on Thursday named Ganeswar Behera as the head of the party's manifesto committee for Odisha Assembly polls next year, replacing Srikant Jena.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi named a 10-member manifesto committee for the polls, a party statement said.

The tenure of the 147-member Odisha Assembly ends on June 11, 2019, and elections are due before that.