Former MLA Mohd. Moquim appealed to all district presidents of Congress to participate in the agitation programme on August 22.

Bhakta Charan Das, the former Union Minister and a prominent Congress leader, has resigned from his position as Chairman of the Odisha Congress Campaign Committee following the party's disappointing performance in the recent elections. Das took moral responsibility for the party's inability to secure the expected number of seats in both the Assembly and Parliament elections in Odisha.

In a devastating incident in Odisha's Jajpur district, a bus carrying approximately 50 passengers veered off a flyover on National Highway-16 near Barabati, resulting in five fatalities and leaving around 38 individuals injured. The bus, en route from Cuttack to West Bengal's Digha, met with the accident, causing widespread shock and sorrow in the region.

In a significant disciplinary move, the Indian National Congress has expelled Jatani MLA Suresh Kumar Routray from the party for a period of six years. The expulsion comes in response to allegations of indiscipline and engaging in anti-party activities.