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	=== Pre-Independence 1920-1947 ===		=== Pre-Independence 1920-1947 ===
	Until 1920, there was no separate provincial committee for Odisha. Congress organisation in Odisha was under Bihar And Orissa Provincial Congress committee .<ref name="Mishra 1986 p.192 ">{{cite book \| last=Mishra \| first=C. \| title=Freedom Movement in Sambalpur, 1827-1947 \| publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation \| year=1986 \| isbn=978-81-7018-357-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4QYuAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| page=192}}</ref> The Nagpur Session of the [[Indian National Congress]], held in December 1920, which finally passed the Non Co-operation resolution was attended by a number of delegates from Orissa such as Pandit Gopabandhu Das, Bhagirathi Mahapatra, Jagabandhu Singh, Jadumani Mangaraj, Mukunda Prasad Das, Niranjan Patnaik and [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]. This session of the Congress decided to form the Provincial Congress Committees on linguistic basis. As a result a separate Provincial Congress Committee was formed for Orissa even though Orissa had not yet became a separate province. Soon after the Nagpur Congress session, the Utkal Union Conference was held at [[Chakradharpur]] under the Presidentship of Jagabandhu Singh. In this Conference Gopabandhu Das suggested a modification in the outlook of the Utkal Union Conference. <ref>{{Cite book\|last=Review\|first=Odisha\|title=Participation of Odia leaders in the Indian National Congress\|publisher=Government of Odisha\|pages=~~12-15~~}}</ref>		Until 1920, there was no separate provincial committee for Odisha. Congress organisation in Odisha was under Bihar And Orissa Provincial Congress committee .<ref name="Mishra 1986 p.192 ">{{cite book \| last=Mishra \| first=C. \| title=Freedom Movement in Sambalpur, 1827-1947 \| publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation \| year=1986 \| isbn=978-81-7018-357-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4QYuAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| page=192}}</ref> The Nagpur Session of the [[Indian National Congress]], held in December 1920, which finally passed the Non Co-operation resolution was attended by a number of delegates from Orissa such as Pandit Gopabandhu Das, Bhagirathi Mahapatra, Jagabandhu Singh, Jadumani Mangaraj, Mukunda Prasad Das, Niranjan Patnaik and [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]. This session of the Congress decided to form the Provincial Congress Committees on linguistic basis. As a result a separate Provincial Congress Committee was formed for Orissa even though Orissa had not yet became a separate province. Soon after the Nagpur Congress session, the Utkal Union Conference was held at [[Chakradharpur]] under the Presidentship of Jagabandhu Singh. In this Conference Gopabandhu Das suggested a modification in the outlook of the Utkal Union Conference.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Review\|first=Odisha\|title=Participation of Odia leaders in the Indian National Congress\|publisher=Government of Odisha\|pages=12–15}}</ref>

	This led to the formation Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee uniting representation of all Odia speaking tracts, consisting of British administered [[Madras Presidency]], [[Central Provinces and Berar\|Central Province]], [[Bengal Presidency]] and the pre 1936 [[Bihar and Orissa Province]].<ref name="Devi 1992 p. 193-194">{{cite book \| last=Devi \| first=B. \| title=Some Aspects of British Administration in Orissa, 1912-1936 \| publisher=Academic Foundation \| year=1992 \| isbn=978-81-7188-072-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBQQHizn788C&pg=PA193 \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| pages=193–194}}</ref> With its first President being Utkalamani [[Gopabandhu Das]] the formation of Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) gave impetus to formation of Odisha state. This also gave boost to Congress activities in the Odia speaking areas.<ref name="Acharya 2008 p. 49">{{cite book \| last=Acharya \| first=P. \| title=National Movement and Politics in Orissa, 1920-1929 \| publisher=SAGE Publications \| series=SAGE Series in Modern Indian History \| year=2008 \| isbn=978-81-321-0001-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LoaHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49 \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| page=49}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Experts\|first=Arihant\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZBrzDwAAQBAJ~~&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA45~~&dq=utkal+congress+gopabandhu+das&hl=en\|title=Know Your State Odisha\|date=2019-06-04\|publisher=Arihant Publications India limited\|isbn=978-93-131-9327-2\|language=en}}</ref>		This led to the formation Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee uniting representation of all Odia speaking tracts, consisting of British administered [[Madras Presidency]], [[Central Provinces and Berar\|Central Province]], [[Bengal Presidency]] and the pre 1936 [[Bihar and Orissa Province]].<ref name="Devi 1992 p. 193-194">{{cite book \| last=Devi \| first=B. \| title=Some Aspects of British Administration in Orissa, 1912-1936 \| publisher=Academic Foundation \| year=1992 \| isbn=978-81-7188-072-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBQQHizn788C&pg=PA193 \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| pages=193–194}}</ref> With its first President being Utkalamani [[Gopabandhu Das]] the formation of Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) gave impetus to formation of Odisha state. This also gave boost to Congress activities in the Odia speaking areas.<ref name="Acharya 2008 p. 49">{{cite book \| last=Acharya \| first=P. \| title=National Movement and Politics in Orissa, 1920-1929 \| publisher=SAGE Publications \| series=SAGE Series in Modern Indian History \| year=2008 \| isbn=978-81-321-0001-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LoaHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49 \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| page=49}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Experts\|first=Arihant\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZBrzDwAAQBAJ&dq=utkal+congress+gopabandhu+das&pg=PA45\|title=Know Your State Odisha\|date=2019-06-04\|publisher=Arihant Publications India limited\|isbn=978-93-131-9327-2\|language=en}}</ref>

	The Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee deputed the following twelve members to represent [[Orissa Province\|Orissa]] at the All India Congress Committe. They were Gopabandhu Das, Jagabandhu Singh, Nilakantha Das, Gopabandhu Choudhury, Niranjan Pattanaik, Harekrushna Mahatab, Bhagirathi Mahapatra, Dharanidhar Mishra Banaprastha, Nilakantha Das Choudhury, Atal Bihari Acharya, Brajamohan Panda and Jamini Kanta Biswas.		The Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee deputed the following twelve members to represent [[Orissa Province\|Orissa]] at the All India Congress Committe. They were Gopabandhu Das, Jagabandhu Singh, Nilakantha Das, Gopabandhu Choudhury, Niranjan Pattanaik, Harekrushna Mahatab, Bhagirathi Mahapatra, Dharanidhar Mishra Banaprastha, Nilakantha Das Choudhury, Atal Bihari Acharya, Brajamohan Panda and Jamini Kanta Biswas.

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	The '''Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee''' ~~(OPCC)~~ is the unit of the [[Indian National Congress]] for the state of [[Odisha]].		{{Indian National Congress sidebar}}
			The '''Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee''' is the unit of the [[Indian National Congress]] for the state of [[Odisha]].

	The head office of the organization is ''Congress Bhawan'', situated in [[Bhubaneswar]]. ~~The current President of the OPCC is~~ [[Niranjan Patnaik]].<ref>{{cite news ~~\|last1=Correspondent \|first1=Special~~ \|title=Niranjan Patnaik appointed Odisha Congress president \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/niranjan-patnaik-appointed-odisha-congress-president/article23608326.ece \|access-date=12 August 2018 \|work=The Hindu \|date=20 Apr 2018 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180812111531/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/niranjan-patnaik-appointed-odisha-congress-president/article23608326.ece \|archive-date=12 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Mohapatra \|first1=Debabrata \|title=Congress removes Prasad, appoints Niranjan Patnaik as new Odisha president \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/congress-removes-prasad-appoints-niranjan-patnaik-as-new-odisha-president/articleshow/63831241.cms \|access-date=12 August 2018 \|agency=TNN \|work=The Times of India \|date=19 Apr 2018 \|location=Bhubaneswar \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Patnaik \|first1=Sampad \|title=Niranjan Patnaik appointed Odisha Congress President for second time \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/niranjan-patnaik-appointed-odisha-congress-president-for-second-time-5144333/ \|access-date=12 August 2018 \|publisher=The Indian Express \|date=20 Apr 2018 \|location=Bhubaneswar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Mohanty \|first1=Debabrata \|title=Congress revamps Odisha unit, appoints Niranjan Patnaik as new chief \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/congress-revamps-odisha-unit-appoints-niranjan-patnaik-as-new-chief/story-TLT7g4n5ML7LhSoVqMVssK.html \|access-date=12 August 2018 \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|date=19 Apr 2018 \|location=Bhubaneswar}}</ref>		The head office of the organization is the ''Congress Bhawan'', situated at Master Canteen circle in [[Bhubaneswar]]. [[Niranjan Patnaik]] was appointed president of the committee in 2018 and currently serves as the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee(OPCC) President.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Niranjan Patnaik appointed Odisha Congress president \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/niranjan-patnaik-appointed-odisha-congress-president/article23608326.ece \|access-date=12 August 2018 \|work=The Hindu \|date=20 Apr 2018 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180812111531/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/niranjan-patnaik-appointed-odisha-congress-president/article23608326.ece \|archive-date=12 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Mohapatra \|first1=Debabrata \|title=Congress removes Prasad, appoints Niranjan Patnaik as new Odisha president \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/congress-removes-prasad-appoints-niranjan-patnaik-as-new-odisha-president/articleshow/63831241.cms \|access-date=12 August 2018 \|agency=TNN \|work=The Times of India \|date=19 Apr 2018 \|location=Bhubaneswar \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Patnaik \|first1=Sampad \|title=Niranjan Patnaik appointed Odisha Congress President for second time \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/niranjan-patnaik-appointed-odisha-congress-president-for-second-time-5144333/ \|access-date=12 August 2018 \|publisher=The Indian Express \|date=20 Apr 2018 \|location=Bhubaneswar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Mohanty \|first1=Debabrata \|title=Congress revamps Odisha unit, appoints Niranjan Patnaik as new chief \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/congress-revamps-odisha-unit-appoints-niranjan-patnaik-as-new-chief/story-TLT7g4n5ML7LhSoVqMVssK.html \|access-date=12 August 2018 \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|date=19 Apr 2018 \|location=Bhubaneswar}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	Until 1920, there was no separate provincial committee for Odisha. Congress organisation in Odisha was under Bihar And Orissa Provincial Congress committee .<ref name="Mishra 1986 p.192 ">{{cite book \| last=Mishra \| first=C. \| title=Freedom Movement in Sambalpur, 1827-1947 \| publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation \| year=1986 \| isbn=978-81-7018-357-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4QYuAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| page=192}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Devi 1992 p. 193-194">{{cite book \| last=Devi \| first=B. \| title=Some Aspects of British Administration in Orissa, 1912-1936 \| publisher=Academic Foundation \| year=1992 \| isbn=978-81-7188-072-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBQQHizn788C&pg=PA193 \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| page=193-194}}</ref> Formation UPCC gave impetus to formation of Odisha state. This also gave boost to Congress activities in the Odia speaking areas.<ref name="Acharya 2008 p. 49">{{cite book \| last=Acharya \| first=P. \| title=National Movement and Politics in Orissa, 1920-1929 \| publisher=SAGE Publications \| series=SAGE Series in Modern Indian History \| year=2008 \| isbn=978-81-321-0001-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LoaHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49 \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| page=49}}</ref>

	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.<ref name="Devi 1992 p. 202">{{cite book \| last=Devi \| first=B. \| title=Some Aspects of British Administration in Orissa, 1912-1936 \| publisher=Academic Foundation \| year=1992 \| isbn=978-81-7188-072-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBQQHizn788C&pg=PA202 \| access-date=2020-02-26 \| page=202}}</ref>		=== Pre-Independence 1920-1947 ===
			Until 1920, there was no separate provincial committee for Odisha. Congress organisation in Odisha was under Bihar And Orissa Provincial Congress committee .<ref name="Mishra 1986 p.192 ">{{cite book \| last=Mishra \| first=C. \| title=Freedom Movement in Sambalpur, 1827-1947 \| publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation \| year=1986 \| isbn=978-81-7018-357-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4QYuAAAAMAAJ \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| page=192}}</ref> The Nagpur Session of the [[Indian National Congress]], held in December 1920, which finally passed the Non Co-operation resolution was attended by a number of delegates from Orissa such as Pandit Gopabandhu Das, Bhagirathi Mahapatra, Jagabandhu Singh, Jadumani Mangaraj, Mukunda Prasad Das, Niranjan Patnaik and [[Harekrushna Mahatab]]. This session of the Congress decided to form the Provincial Congress Committees on linguistic basis. As a result a separate Provincial Congress Committee was formed for Orissa even though Orissa had not yet became a separate province. Soon after the Nagpur Congress session, the Utkal Union Conference was held at [[Chakradharpur]] under the Presidentship of Jagabandhu Singh. In this Conference Gopabandhu Das suggested a modification in the outlook of the Utkal Union Conference. <ref>{{Cite book\|last=Review\|first=Odisha\|title=Participation of Odia leaders in the Indian National Congress\|publisher=Government of Odisha\|pages=12-15}}</ref>

			This led to the formation Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee uniting representation of all Odia speaking tracts, consisting of British administered [[Madras Presidency]], [[Central Provinces and Berar\|Central Province]], [[Bengal Presidency]] and the pre 1936 [[Bihar and Orissa Province]].<ref name="Devi 1992 p. 193-194">{{cite book \| last=Devi \| first=B. \| title=Some Aspects of British Administration in Orissa, 1912-1936 \| publisher=Academic Foundation \| year=1992 \| isbn=978-81-7188-072-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBQQHizn788C&pg=PA193 \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| pages=193–194}}</ref> With its first President being Utkalamani [[Gopabandhu Das]] the formation of Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) gave impetus to formation of Odisha state. This also gave boost to Congress activities in the Odia speaking areas.<ref name="Acharya 2008 p. 49">{{cite book \| last=Acharya \| first=P. \| title=National Movement and Politics in Orissa, 1920-1929 \| publisher=SAGE Publications \| series=SAGE Series in Modern Indian History \| year=2008 \| isbn=978-81-321-0001-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LoaHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49 \| access-date=2020-02-25 \| page=49}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Experts\|first=Arihant\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZBrzDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA45&dq=utkal+congress+gopabandhu+das&hl=en\|title=Know Your State Odisha\|date=2019-06-04\|publisher=Arihant Publications India limited\|isbn=978-93-131-9327-2\|language=en}}</ref>

			The Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee deputed the following twelve members to represent [[Orissa Province\|Orissa]] at the All India Congress Committe. They were Gopabandhu Das, Jagabandhu Singh, Nilakantha Das, Gopabandhu Choudhury, Niranjan Pattanaik, Harekrushna Mahatab, Bhagirathi Mahapatra, Dharanidhar Mishra Banaprastha, Nilakantha Das Choudhury, Atal Bihari Acharya, Brajamohan Panda and Jamini Kanta Biswas.

			UPCC gave boost to formation of Orissa state. In 1931 UPCC adopted a resolution moved by [[Harekrushna Mahatab]], that urged the 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.<ref name="Devi 1992 p. 202">{{cite book \| last=Devi \| first=B. \| title=Some Aspects of British Administration in Orissa, 1912-1936 \| publisher=Academic Foundation \| year=1992 \| isbn=978-81-7188-072-0 \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBQQHizn788C&pg=PA202 \| access-date=2020-02-26 \| page=202}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{Twitter\|INCOdisha}}		* {{Twitter\|INCOdisha}}
			*Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee on [https://www.facebook.com/INCOdisha Facebook]

	[[Category:Indian National Congress by state or union territory]]		[[Category:Indian National Congress by state or union territory]]

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The '''Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee''' (OPCC) is the unit of the [[Indian National Congress]] for the state of [[Odisha]].

The head office of the organization is ''Congress Bhawan'', situated in [[Bhubaneswar]]. The current President of the OPCC is [[Niranjan Patnaik]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Correspondent |first1=Special |title=Niranjan Patnaik appointed Odisha Congress president |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/niranjan-patnaik-appointed-odisha-congress-president/article23608326.ece |access-date=12 August 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=20 Apr 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180812111531/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/niranjan-patnaik-appointed-odisha-congress-president/article23608326.ece |archive-date=12 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mohapatra |first1=Debabrata |title=Congress removes Prasad, appoints Niranjan Patnaik as new Odisha president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/congress-removes-prasad-appoints-niranjan-patnaik-as-new-odisha-president/articleshow/63831241.cms |access-date=12 August 2018 |agency=TNN |work=The Times of India |date=19 Apr 2018 |location=Bhubaneswar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Patnaik |first1=Sampad |title=Niranjan Patnaik appointed Odisha Congress President for second time |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/niranjan-patnaik-appointed-odisha-congress-president-for-second-time-5144333/ |access-date=12 August 2018 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=20 Apr 2018 |location=Bhubaneswar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mohanty |first1=Debabrata |title=Congress revamps Odisha unit, appoints Niranjan Patnaik as new chief |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/congress-revamps-odisha-unit-appoints-niranjan-patnaik-as-new-chief/story-TLT7g4n5ML7LhSoVqMVssK.html |access-date=12 August 2018 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=19 Apr 2018 |location=Bhubaneswar}}</ref>

==History==
Until 1920, there was no separate provincial committee for Odisha. Congress organisation in Odisha was under Bihar And Orissa Provincial Congress committee .<ref name="Mishra 1986 p.192 ">{{cite book | last=Mishra | first=C. | title=Freedom Movement in Sambalpur, 1827-1947 | publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation | year=1986 | isbn=978-81-7018-357-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4QYuAAAAMAAJ | access-date=2020-02-25 | page=192}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Devi 1992 p. 193-194">{{cite book | last=Devi | first=B. | title=Some Aspects of British Administration in Orissa, 1912-1936 | publisher=Academic Foundation | year=1992 | isbn=978-81-7188-072-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBQQHizn788C&pg=PA193 | access-date=2020-02-25 | page=193-194}}</ref> Formation UPCC gave impetus to formation of Odisha state. This also gave boost to Congress activities in the Odia speaking areas.<ref name="Acharya 2008 p. 49">{{cite book | last=Acharya | first=P. | title=National Movement and Politics in Orissa, 1920-1929 | publisher=SAGE Publications | series=SAGE Series in Modern Indian History | year=2008 | isbn=978-81-321-0001-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LoaHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49 | access-date=2020-02-25 | page=49}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Devi 1992 p. 202">{{cite book | last=Devi | first=B. | title=Some Aspects of British Administration in Orissa, 1912-1936 | publisher=Academic Foundation | year=1992 | isbn=978-81-7188-072-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBQQHizn788C&pg=PA202 | access-date=2020-02-26 | page=202}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Congress Working Committee]]
* [[All India Congress Committee]]
* [[Pradesh Congress Committee]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Twitter|INCOdisha}}

[[Category:Indian National Congress by state or union territory]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]

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