Jagannath Patnaik resigns as OPCC Coordination Committee Convenor

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader and former minister Jagannath Patnaik today resigned as the Convenor of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Coordination Committee alleging loopholes in the party’s election preparation.

Patnaik also resigned from the membership of Odisha Election Committee.

On April 19, 2018, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge Jitendra Singh had appointed Patnaik as the Convenor of OPCC Coordination Committee.

In September last year, AICC President Rahul Gandhi had appointed Patnaik as the member of OPCC Executive Committee.