Bhubaneswar: The Congress party has constituted a new political affairs committee for its Odisha unit.

Altogether 29 leaders have been included in the political affairs committee for the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC).

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has formed the new political affairs committee for the OPCC as per the approval of its president Mallikarjun Kharge, said party General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal on Friday.

Lalji Desai, the AICC in-charge for OPCC, has been appointed as the chairman of the newly-constituted political affairs committee.

OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Ramachandra Kadam, former Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang, former OPCC chiefs Niranjan Patnaik and Jaydev Jena, former Union Minister Srikanta Jena, Koraput MP Saptagiri Shankar Ulaka, and senior leaders Narasingha Mishra and Prasad Harichandan among others have been made members of the political affairs committee.

The AICC secretaries attached to the OPCC and chiefs of party’s women, youth and student wings are the ex-officio members of the committee.