Bhubaneswar, Aug 14 (PTI) All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Wednesday announced the formation of a steering committee for Odisha in absence of a full-fledged Pradesh Congress Committee.

According to a press release signed by AICC general secretary KC Venugopal, the steering committee will have 14 members with AICC in-charge for Odisha Ajoy Kumar as its chairman.

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Other committee members are former Union minister Srikant Jena, Congress Legislature Party leader Rama Chandra Kadam, former OPCC president Jaidev Jena, Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka, senior leader Ashok Das, former Union Minister Bhakta Charan Das, former MP Anant Prasad Sethi, former MLA Mohd. Moquim, former MLA Debasis Patnaik, senior leader Biswaranjan Mohanty, former Minister Balabhadra Maji and senior leaders Sashmita Behra and Mohd. Shahnawaz Choudhury.

This development follows the AICC's decision to dissolve the OPCC after the general elections.

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