Now that the BJD Government in the State headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is firmly ensconced in office, the focus is on rehabilitation of defeated leaders of the ruling party and those who were denied tickets in the 2019 General Elections.
Appointment to various State-run public sector undertakings is on the cards as all the defeated leaders and those denied tickets cannot be rehabilitated in Rajya Sabha. Sources said one of the senior leaders from the Western Odisha region will be appointed as the Chairman of Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) which is vacant for more than two and a half months after the completion of tenure of Kishore Kumar Mohanty on June 18, 2019.