Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee
The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Odisha.
Odisha Congress | |
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President | Niranjan Patnaik |
Headquarters | Congress Bhawan, Unit-2, Bhubaneswar -751009, Odisha |
Youth wing | Odisha Youth Congress |
Women's wing | Odisha Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee |
Ideology | |
Alliance | United Progressive Alliance |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 21
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Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 10
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Seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly | 9 / 147
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Election symbol | |
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The head office of the organization is Congress Bhawan, situated in Bhubaneswar. The current President of the OPCC is Niranjan Patnaik.[1][2][3][4]
History
Until 1920 there was no separate provincial committee for Odisha. Congress organisation in Odisha was under Bihar And Orissa Provincial Congress committee .[5] However in the 1920 annual session of Congress at Nagpur , formation linguistic provincial session was approved. This led to the formation Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee uniting representation of all odia speaking tracts.[6] Formation UPCC gave impetus to formation of Odisha state. This also gave boost to Congress activities in the Odia speaking areas.[7]
UPCC gave boost to formation of Orissa state.In 1931 UPCC adopted a resolution moved by Harekrushna Mahatab , that urged Government of India to establish a separate Orissa state. It also established a committee to take the matter further and cooperate with the British administration without compromising Congress principles.[8]
See also
References
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- Mohanty, Debabrata (19 April 2018). "Congress revamps Odisha unit, appoints Niranjan Patnaik as new chief". Bhubaneswar: Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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- Devi, B. (1992). Some Aspects of British Administration in Orissa, 1912-1936. Academic Foundation. p. 202. ISBN 978-81-7188-072-0. Retrieved 26 February 2020.