Congress appoints Bhakta Charan Das as campaign head for Odisha

The Congress appointed Bhakta Charan Das as chairman of the Odisha campaign committee. Das was also the chairman during the 2019 elections but resigned after the party's defeat. The appointment was approved by the Congress president. Odisha will vote for 21 Lok Sabha seats and a 147-member assembly in four phases starting May 13.

The Congress on Friday appointed former Union Minister Bhakta Charan Das as the chairman of its Odisha campaign committee.

Das was also the campaign committee chairman during the 2019 elections but resigned after the party's debacle in the polls.

''Congress president has approved the proposal of appointment of Bhakta Charan Das as chairman of Campaign Committee of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) with immediate effect,'' the All India Congress Committee (AICC) said in a statement.

The post was earlier held by Bijay Patnaik, who has now been appointed the chairman of the Congress's election coordination committee in the state.

Odisha will vote for its 21 Lok Sabha seats and a 147-member assembly, simultaneously, in four phases, beginning May 13.

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