The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) State unit elected its new executive members at a meeting held here on Tuesday with party State in-charge Khemchand Jagirdar presiding over it.
AAP national spokesperson Nishikanta Mohapatra was unanimously elected as the convener of the State unit while Nandlal Singh became the secretary and Shyamananda Mohapatra as the treasurer.
Pravin Gupta was elected as co-treasurer and Dhanada Kanta Mishra as intellectual forum member.
Besides, zonal coordinators, frontal and support functions’ members and spokespersons were also elected.
In a bid to strengthen the party’s base and make it as a viable political alternative in the State, Jagirdar said that after Delhi and Punjab, the party hopes to come up well in Odisha in the 2019 Assembly elections.
“The aim is to mobilise the booth-level members. We will focus on how they would work for the people in an organised manner. The party will reach every booth of the State in coming months,” he added.
A discussion on the topic of ‘Future of Odisha in the Perspective of Media’ was held on the occasion. Basudev Mohapatra, Anup Dalai, Sudhanshu Patra and Ramachandi Ransingh spoke on the topic.