Former MLA Pranab Prakash Das quits as OCA president

Former BJD MLA Pranab Prakash Das has resigned as the president of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA). Today OCA secretary Sanjay Behera informed about this.

Das, a former minister and legislator of Jajpur, had been elected as the president of OCA unopposed on October 28, 2022. “Pranab Prakash Das has resigned as the president of OCA. He has quit the post citing some personal reasons. A new president will be elected within 45 days,” said the OCA secretary.

Das, an influential BJD leader, was the sole candidate for the post of OCA president in 2022. It is worth mentioning here that the BJD lost power in Odisha in 2024 Assembly polls in the state. Das too faced defeat from Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat in this year’s Parliamentary polls. Das was defeated by senior BJP leader and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan from Sambalpur segment.